Acraea eugenia
Acraea eugenia, the small smoky acraea , is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), Togo, western Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tanganika) and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of open bushland near forests.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. eugenia |
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Adults are attracted to flowers.
Etymology
The name honours Empress Eugénie.
References
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- "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
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