Acraea aurivillii

Acraea aurivillii
Acraea aurivillii figures 9, 10 (male), 11 (female) as Planema alicia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. aurivillii
Binomial name
Acraea aurivillii
Staudinger, 1896[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) aurivillii
  • Planema alicia Grose-Smith, 1900
  • Acraea aurivillii ab. latifasciata Grünberg, 1910
  • Acraea alciope ab. bakossua Strand, 1912
  • Acraea alciope f. tella Eltringham, 1912
  • Planema smithi Aurivillius, 1922
  • Acraea alciope bombensis Stoneham, 1937
  • Acraea alciope ochrextensa Stoneham, 1937
  • Acraea alciope f. flavifasciata Stoneham, 1937
  • Acraea alciope f. vidua Ungemach, 1932

Acraea aurivillii, the Large Alciope Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Ethiopia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Laportea podocarpa, Urera flamigniana, Urera gravenreuthii, Urera thorneri, Pouzolzia denudata, Urera hypselodendron and Adenia species.

Subspecies

Etymology

The name honours the Swedish enomologist Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius.

References

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  1. ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini

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