Acraea sambavae
Species of butterfly
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Acraea sambavae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. sambavae |
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Description
A. sambavae Ward is very similar to the last two species [ A. strattipocles, A. masamba ], but has a more brownish red colour on the upper surface and differs especially in having the marginal band of the hindwing replaced by large black spots at the extremities of the veins; these spots touch one another at the distal margin, but are otherwise quite free; the inner margin of the hindwing broadly whitish yellow. Madagascar.[4]
Biology
The habitat consists of forests.
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea masamba species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.[5]
