Acraea kaduna

Acraea kaduna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. kaduna
Binomial name
	Acraea kaduna; Pierre, 1993
Synonyms
	Acraea (Actinote) kaduna;

Last updated August 11, 2025

Acraea kaduna, the Kaduna acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria.^[3] The habitat consists of flood plains and swamps around Kaduna and Zaria.

Taxonomy

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

References

↑ Pierre, J. 1993. Acraea kaduna nouvelle espece du groupe anacreon, au Nigeria (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 98 (3): 287-290.
↑ "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 2012-06-05.
↑ 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] Pierre, J. 1993. Acraea kaduna nouvelle espece du groupe anacreon, au Nigeria (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 98 (3): 287-290.

[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 2012-06-05.

[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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