Acraea periphanes

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Acraea periphanes
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A. periphanes in Seitz (1925)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. periphanes
Binomial name
Acraea periphanes
Oberthür, 1893 [1] [2]
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  approximate range
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) periphanes
  • Acraea beniBethune-Baker, 1908
  • Acraea onerata f. umidaWichgraf, 1909
  • Acraea periphanes f. melainaEltringham, 1911
  • Acraea periphanes f. acritoidesEltringham, 1911
  • Acraea periphanes f. marginataEltringham, 1911
  • Acraea periphanes interpositaWichgraf, 1918
  • Acraea periphanes f. seitziLe Doux, 1922
  • Acraea periphanes f. bihensisLe Doux, 1923

Acraea periphanes is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae which is native to the southern subtropics of Africa.

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Range

It is found in northern Zambia, Malawi, southern and western Tanzania, the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Lomami, Lualaba, Haut-Shaba) and Angola. [3]

Description

A. periphanes Oberth. (55 b). With this species begin the forms in which discal dot 4 of the hindwing is placed nearer to the distal margin than discal dots 3 and 5; in having the veins of both wings black towards the distal margin it approximates to A. atolmis and differs from the following species; the discal dot in 5 of the hindwing is nearly always absent and the one in cellule 4 of the forewing is placed somewhat more distally than those in 3, 5 and 6, which stand in a straight line. In the type-form the forewing above has a black apical spot 6 to 7 mm. in breadth and the hindwing a marginal band 1.5 to 2 mm. in breadth, which is usually light-spotted above also; the upperside of the forewing is not, and that of the hindwing but little darkened at the base. The female has often a darkened or whitish ground-colour. Rhodesia, southern Congo and Nyassaland.

Biology

The habitat consists of marshy grassland.

Taxonomy

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

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References

  1. ↑ Oberthür, C. 1893. Lepidopteres d’Afrique. Etudes d’Entomologie 17: 17-36.
  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. ↑ Aurivillius, [P. O.] C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, 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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