Acraea anacreontica explained

Acraea anacreontica is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1]

Description

Very similar to Acraea anacreon qv.

Subspecies

• Acraea anacreontica anacreontica (western Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Acraea anacreontica chyulu van Someren, 1939 (Kenya: south-east to the Chyulu Hills)

Taxonomy

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

External links

• Images representing Acraea anacreontica at Bold

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini . 2012-06-05 . 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