Acraea alciopoides

Acraea alciopoides
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. alciopoides
Binomial name
	Acraea alciopoides; Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Synonyms
	Acraea disjuncta f. alciopoidesJoicey & Talbot, 1921; Acraea (Actinote) alciopoides;

Last updated August 11, 2025

Acraea alciopoides is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the eastern part of the country to Ituri), western Uganda and north-western Tanzania.^[3] The habitat consists of forests.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea jodutta species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 ^[4]

References

↑ Joicey, J.J., & Talbot, G. 1921. New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T.A. Barns in east central Africa. Bulletin of the Hill Museum , Witley 1: 40-166.
↑ "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 2012-06-01.
↑ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Joicey, J.J., & Talbot, G. 1921. New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T.A. Barns in east central Africa. Bulletin of the Hill Museum , Witley 1: 40-166.

[funet-2] "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-3] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-01.

[4] Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine

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