| Acraea eugenia | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. eugenia |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea eugenia | |
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Acraea eugenia, the small smoky acraea , is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), Togo, western Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tanganika) and Uganda. [3]
A. eugenia Karsch (53 b). Forewing diaphanous or somewhat smoky and entirely without markings.Hindwing above whitish or slightly yellowish to the discal dots, with basal and discal dots but without submarginal ones; marginal band somewhat smoky and at least 6 mm. in breadth. Togoland and Angola.-ochreata Grünb. Wings darker and more densely scaled; forewing with distinct transverse spot at the apex of the cell; hindwing from the base to beyond the middle scaled with yellow-brown on both surfaces. Spanish Guinea. [4]
The habitat consists of open bushland near forests.
Adults are attracted to flowers.
The name honours Empress Eugénie.
It is a member of the Acraea terpsicore species group.- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [5]
Acraea stenobea, the suffused acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Transvaal and the Free State.
Acraea admatha, the Hewitson's glassy acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, northern Angola and the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Acraea camaena, the large smoky acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, southern Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, the Republic of the Congo and Angola.
Acraea quirina, the common glassy acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.
Acraea egina, the elegant acraea, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Acraea guillemei is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Zambia and western Tanzania.
Acraea onerata, the Eriksson's acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola.
Acraea periphanes is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern Zambia, Malawi, southern and western Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.
Acraea asboloplintha, the black-winged acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
Acraea braesia is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, north-eastern Uganda, eastern and northern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.
Acraea caecilia, the pink acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.
Acraea pudorella is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, the coast of Kenya and Malawi.
Acraea acerata, the falls acraea or small yellow-banded acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique, north-western Zimbabwe, northern Botswana and northern Namibia.
Acraea bonasia, the bonasia acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Ethiopia.
Acraea fornax is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar.
Acraea orestia, the Orestia glassy acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
Acraea pharsalus, the east African forest acraea or Pharsalus acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia, Angola, Zambia and Mozambique.
Acraea karschi, Karsch's acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and possibly Angola.
Acraea orina, the orina acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, western Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.
Acraea perenna, the falcate acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
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