Acraea polis

Acraea polis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. polis
Binomial name
Acraea polis
Pierre, 1999[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) polis

Acraea polis, the western musanga acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of secondary forests with Musanga species.

The larvae feed on Musanga cecropioides, Boehmeria and Myrianthus species.

References

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  1. "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini


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