Acraea leucopyga

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Acraea leucopyga
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Acraea leucopyga in Seitz (1925)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. leucopyga
Binomial name
Acraea leucopyga
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) leucopyga
  • Acraea lisztiSuffert, 1904
  • Acraea leucopyga f. propagataLe Doux, 1923
  • Acraea leucopyga latiapicalis f. brunneaOverlaet, 1955
  • Acraea leucopyga latiapicalis f. albescensOverlaet, 1955

Acraea leucopyga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zambia, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), Tanzania and Uganda. [3]

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Description

A. leucopyga Auriv. (= liszti Suff.) (55 e). Forewing above bright orange-yellow to the base, in fresh specimens with rosy reflection; forewing above with black apical spot, 4 to 5 mm. in breadth, as far as vein 4 and then with very fine marginal line; discal dots 3 to 6 are free and placed in a straight line, almost vertical to the costal margin; hindwing above with sharply defined marginal band 1 to 2 mm. in breadth and discal dots which are not very distinct, often only showing through from beneath. Forewing beneath without black spot at the apex, but here whitish yellow with orange-yellow streaks on the interneural folds; hindwing beneath light grey-yellow with sharply prominent black dots and reddish spots at the base and between the veins and dots. The rainy-season form is smaller, less brightly coloured above, with dark tinge at the base and broader marginal band, not sharply defined proximally, on the upperside of the hindwing. Rhodesia and Nyassaland. [4]

Biology

The habitat consists of dry woodland and savanna.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea caecilia species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Aurivillius, P. O. C., 1904 Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika Ent. Tidskr 25 : 92-96
  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 2013-12-11.
  4. ↑ Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  5. ↑ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf


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