Acraea bergeriana

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Acraea bergeriana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. bergeriana
Binomial name
Acraea bergeriana
Pierre, 1979 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Acraea cepheus bergerianaPierre, 1979
  • Acraea (Acraea) bergeriana
  • Acraea cepheus f. bergeriPierre, 1976

Acraea bergeriana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania. [3]

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Biology

The habitat consists of forests at altitudes ranging from 350 to 2,140 meters.

Adults are attracted to flowers.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea cepheus species group.See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Pierre, J., 1979 Contribution a la biogeographique de la region Guineenne: III – Le genre Acraea Fabricius (Lepidoptere). Compte Rendu des Seances de la Societe de Biogeographique 481: 73-79.
  2. ↑ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  4. ↑ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf


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