Acraea semivitrea
| Acraea semivitrea | |
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| Acraea semivitrea depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. semivitrea |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea semivitrea Aurivillius, 1895[1] | |
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Acraea semivitrea, the Glassy Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane and lowland forests.
Adult males mud puddle and are attracted to dung.
The larvae feed on Urera trinervis.
References
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- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 57 b
- Images representing Acraea semivitrea at Bold.
- Acraea semivitrea at Pteron
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