Acraea encoda
Acraea encoda is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. encoda |
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Biology
The larvae feed on Commelina species.
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea encedon species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Acraea encoda.
- Pierre, J. 1981 Une nouvelle espece d’Acraea dans le complexe ultra-specifique ‘encedon’. (Lep. Acraeidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 86 (3-4): 79-87.
- "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
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