Acraea magnifica

Acraea magnifica is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, from the northern part of the country to Mount Marsabit and Mount Kulal.[3]

Acraea magnifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. magnifica
Binomial name
Acraea magnifica
Carpenter & Jackson, 1950 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) magnifica
  • Acraea chilo magnifica Carpenter & Jackson, 1950

Acraea magnifica is a member of the Acraea zetes species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]

References
Wikispecies has information related to Acraea magnifica.
  1. Carpenter, G.D.H., & Jackson, T.H.E. 1950. New butterflies from East Africa and the Ituri Forest. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B) 19: 97-108.
  2. "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  4. Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf


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