Acraea alciopoides explained

Acraea alciopoides is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the eastern part of the country to Ituri), western Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[1] The habitat consists of forests.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea jodutta species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini . 2012-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120810134550/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_acraeini.doc . 2012-08-10 . dead .
  2. Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf