Species of butterfly
Acraea speciosa is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola and Zambia.[3]
Description
Very close to Acraea anacreon q.v for diagnosis
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea rahira species group.- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
References
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- ^ Wichgraf, F. 1909. Beschreibung neuer Formen der Gattung Acraea F. aus Rhodesia, Mashunaland und Angola. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 53: 240-247.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf