Acraea eltringhamiana

Acraea eltringhamiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. eltringhamiana
Binomial name
	Acraea eltringhamiana; Le Doux, 1932
Synonyms
	Acraea acrita eltringhamianaLe Doux, 1932; Acraea (Acraea) eltringhamiana;

Last updated August 11, 2025

Acraea eltringhamiana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zambia (from the northern part of the country to Lake Bangweulu) and the south-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[3]

Acraea eltringhamiana is a member of the Acraea acrita species group. The clade members are:

Acraea eltringhamiana
Acraea acrita
Acraea chaeribula
Acraea guluensis
Acraea lualabae
Acraea manca
Acraea pudorina
Acraea utengulensis
Acraea (group horta) Henning, 1993^[4]
Acraea (Acraea) Henning & Williams, 2010,^[5]
Acraea (Acraea) (subgroup insignis) Pierre & Bernaud, 2013^[6]
Acraea (Acraea) group egina Pierre & Bernaud, 2014

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References

↑ Le Doux, C. 1932. Acraeen-Studien V (Lep. Rhopal.). Eine Monographie des Rassenkreises Acraea acrita Hewitson. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 18: 172-225.
↑ "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 2012-05-31.
↑ Henning, G.A., 1993 Phylogenetic notes on the African species of the subfamily Acraeinae. Part 2-3. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Metamorphosis 4 (1): 5-18, (2): 53-68
↑ Henning, G.A. & Williams, M.C. 2010 Taxonomic notes on the afrotropical taxa of the tribe Acraeini Boisduval, 1833 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) Metamorphosis 21 (1) : 2-38
↑ Pierre, J. & Bernaud, D., 2013 Nymphalidae XXIII. Acraea subgenus AcraeaButterflies of the World 39 : 1-8, pl. 1-28 Goecke & Evers
↑ Pierre. J. & Bernau.D. 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Le Doux, C. 1932. Acraeen-Studien V (Lep. Rhopal.). Eine Monographie des Rassenkreises Acraea acrita Hewitson. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 18: 172-225.

[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 2012-05-31.

[4] Henning, G.A., 1993 Phylogenetic notes on the African species of the subfamily Acraeinae. Part 2-3. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Metamorphosis 4 (1): 5-18, (2): 53-68

[5] Henning, G.A. & Williams, M.C. 2010 Taxonomic notes on the afrotropical taxa of the tribe Acraeini Boisduval, 1833 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) Metamorphosis 21 (1) : 2-38

[6] Pierre, J. & Bernaud, D., 2013 Nymphalidae XXIII. Acraea subgenus AcraeaButterflies of the World 39 : 1-8, pl. 1-28 Goecke & Evers

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

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