Acraea encoda
Species of butterfly
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Acraea encoda is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
| Acraea encoda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. encoda |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea encoda | |
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Biology
The larvae feed on Commelina species.
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea encedon species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
