Acraea oberthueri
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. oberthueri |
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Acraea oberthueri, Oberthuer's acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini and Bioko), the Republic of the Congo, the southern and eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests and mature secondary growth.
It is mimicked by females of Mimacraea apicalis.
The larvae feed on Ancistrocarpus densispinosus and Grewia species.
Etymology
The specific epithet honours Charles Oberthür.
References
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- ↑ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 56 c, d
- Images representing Acraea oberthueri at Bold
- Acraea oberthueri at Pteron
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