Acraea eltringhami
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. eltringhami |
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| Acraea eltringhami | |
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Acraea eltringhami is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the eastern part of the country to Kivu).[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]It is a member of the Acraea terpsicore species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
Etymology
[edit]The name honours the English entomologist Harry Eltringham.
References
[edit]- ↑ Joicey, J.J., & Talbot, G. 1921. New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T.A. Barns in east central Africa. Bulletin of the Hill Museum, Witley 1: 40-166.
- ↑ "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 2012-05-30.
- ↑ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acraea eltringhami.
Wikispecies has information related to Acraea eltringhami.
- Acraea eltringhami Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
- Images representing Acraea eltringhami at Bold
- Acraea eltringhami Archived 2020-01-27 at the Wayback Machine at Pteron
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