Acraea mansya
Species of butterfly
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Acraea mansya is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Lomani).[3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. mansya |
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| Acraea mansya | |
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Description
A. mansya Eltr. (60 a) has an expanse of 40 to 50 mm.. and differs from the two following nearly allied species [ Acraea nohara and Acraea chambezi ] only in not having the veins of the forewing edged with black at the distal margin and in the discal dot in cellule 3 of the hindwing being placed almost midway between the marginal band and the cell. The female is lighter than the male. Rhodesia.[4]
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea cepheus species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.[5]
