Acraea atolmis
| Acraea atolmis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Acraea atolmis figure 5 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. atolmis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Acraea atolmis, the Scarlet Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in western Zimbabwe, Botswana, northern Namibia, western Zambia, the southern and western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of deciduous woodland.
Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Triumfetta species.
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acraea atolmis. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea atolmis |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Images representing Acraea atolmis at Bold
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 55 c
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/19/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.