Acraea burni

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Acraea burni, the pale-yellow acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Acraea burni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. burni
Binomial name
Acraea burni
Butler, 1896 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) burni
  • Acraea obeira burni
  • Acraea obeira meyeri van Son, 1963
  • Acraea obeira meyerana Ackery, 1995
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The larvae feed on Laportea peduncularis, Pouzolzia mixta and Obetia tenax.

Taxonomy

Acraea burni is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Acraea obeira. See that species for diagnosis. It is a member of the Acraea pentapolis species group. But see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.[4]

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