Acraea bergeriana

Acraea bergeriana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania.[3]

Acraea bergeriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. bergeriana
Binomial name
Acraea bergeriana
Pierre, 1979 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Acraea cepheus bergeriana Pierre, 1979
  • Acraea (Acraea) bergeriana
  • Acraea cepheus f. bergeri Pierre, 1976

Biology

The habitat consists of forests at altitudes ranging from 350 to 2,140 meters.

Adults are attracted to flowers.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea cepheus species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.[4]

References
  1. Pierre, J., 1979 Contribution a la biogeographique de la region Guineenne: III – Le genre Acraea Fabricius (Lepidoptere). Compte Rendu des Seances de la Societe de Biogeographique 481: 73-79.
  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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