| Acraea parei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. parei |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea parei | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acraea parei is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia.[3] The habitat consists of montane grassland.
Adults have been recorded in April, October, November and December.
Subspecies
- Acraea parei parei (Zimbabwe: Chimanimani Mountains)
- Acraea parei orangica (Henning & Henning, 1996) (the Nyika Plateau in Malawi and Zambia)
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea rahira species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
References
- ↑ Henning, G.A., & Henning, S.F. 1996b. A review of the Hyalites (Auracraea) anacreon species complex in southern Africa with descriptions of two new species and two new subspecies. Metamorphosis 7 (2): 71-80.
- ↑ "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 2012-06-05.
- ↑ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
External links
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