Acraea punctimarginea

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Acraea punctimarginea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. punctimarginea
Binomial name
Acraea punctimarginea
Pinhey, 1956 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) punctimarginea

Acraea punctimarginea is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, from the north-eastern part of the country to the Uluguru and Usambara mountains. [3] For taxonomy see Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]

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References

  1. Pinhey, E.C.G. 1956 Some new species of Lepidoptera from eastern Africa. Occasional Papers. Coryndon Memorial Museum (4): 10-16.
  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. Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf