Acraea atergatis

Acraea atergatis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Lomani, Cataractes, Kinshasa), Angola, Zambia, north-western Zimbabwe, northern Botswana and Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of open areas in deciduous woodland.

Acraea atergatis
Acraea atergatis and related species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. atergatis
Binomial name
Acraea atergatis
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) atergatis
  • Acraea atergatis f. eichleri van Son, 1963

Adults are on wing year round. There are distinct seasonal forms.

References

  1. "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-01.


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