Acraea niobe

Acraea niobe
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. niobe
Binomial name
Acraea niobe
Sharpe, 1893[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) niobe

Acraea niobe is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the island of São Tomé.[2] The species was first named by Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe in 1893. The specific name of the species is after the Greek myth of Niobe.

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