Acraea atergatis
Acraea atergatis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Lomani, Cataractes, Kinshasa), Angola, Zambia, north-western Zimbabwe, northern Botswana and Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of open areas in deciduous woodland.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. atergatis |
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Adults are on wing year round. There are distinct seasonal forms.
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 2012-06-01.
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