Acraea penelope

Acraea penelope
Acraea penelope translucida male figure 4, Acraea penelope derubescens figure 5, Acraea penelope translucida female figure 6, Acraea penelope vitrea figure 7
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. penelope
Binomial name
Acraea penelope Staudinger, 1896[1]
Synonyms
Acraea (Actinote) penelope Acraea penelope f. argentea Eltringham, 1912 Acraea penelope f. exalbescens Eltringham, 1912 Acraea penelope f. penella Eltringham, 1912 Acraea penelope ab. sulphurescens Aurivillius, 1913 Acraea penelope f. laeticolor Le Doux, 1928 Acraea penelope penelope f. josetta Jackson, 1951

Acraea penelope, the Penelope Acraea or Penelope's Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane forests.

Subspecies

• Acraea penelope penelope (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania)
• Acraea penelope vitrea Eltringham, 1912 (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley)

References

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External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 57 b
• Images representing Acraea penelope at Bold.
• Acraea penelope penelope at Pteron