Acraea rangatana
Acraea rangatana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. rangatana |
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| Acraea rangatana Eltringham, 1912[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Nesaea pediculata, Alchemilla gracilipes and Rotola species.
Subspecies
- Acraea rangatana rangatana (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley)
- Acraea rangatana bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Uganda: south-west to Kigezi, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: northern Kivu)
- Acraea rangatana ecketti Jackson, 1951 (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley)
- Acraea rangatana maji Carpenter, 1935 (south-western Ethiopia)
Taxonomy
Acraea rangatana is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group; see Acraea.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Acraea rangatana |
- "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 2012-06-05.
External links
- Images representing Acraea rangatana at Bold.
- Images representing Acraea rangatana bettiana at Bold.
- Images representing Acraea rangatana ecketti at Bold.
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