Acraea althoffi
Acraea althoffi, the Althoff's acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
| Acraea althoffi | |
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| Acraea althoffi bitjana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. althoffi |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea althoffi | |
Subspecies
- Acraea althoffi althoffi (Democratic Republic of the Congo: south and central to Sankuru and Lualaba)
- Acraea althoffi bitjana Bethune-Baker, 1926 (Cameroon, Gabon)
- Acraea althoffi neavei Poulton, 1924 (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- Acraea althoffi rubrofasciata Aurivillius, 1895 (Central African Republic, northern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley)
References
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- "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 56 d
- Images representing Acraea althoffi at Bold
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