Acraea toruna

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Acraea toruna is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri and Kivu).[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Acraea toruna
Figures 1 and 2 male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. toruna
Binomial name
Acraea toruna
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) toruna
  • Acraea johnstoni toruna
  • Acraea lycoa ab. butleri Aurivillius, 1899
  • Acraea johnstoni butleri Eltringham, 1912
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Description

Very close to Acraea johnstoni q.v. for differences.

Taxonomy

See Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]

References

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