Acraea chaeribula

Acraea chaeribula
Acraea chaeribula figure 16
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. chaeribula
Binomial name
Acraea chaeribula
Oberthür, 1893[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea cepheus chaeribula Pierre, 1979

Acraea chaeribula is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Haut-Lomani, Lualaba, Haut-Shaba).[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Taxonomy

Acraea chaeribula is a member of the Acraea acrita species group. The other clade members are:

References

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