Acraea lusinga

Acraea lusinga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Lomani), western Tanzania and western Zambia.[3] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland, savanna and open areas.

Acraea lusinga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. lusinga
Binomial name
Acraea lusinga
Overlaet, 1955 [1][2]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) lusinga
  • Acraea anacreon lusinga

Taxonomy

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

References
Wikispecies has information related to Acraea lusinga.
  1. Overlaet, F.G. 1955 Danaidae, Satyridae, Nymphalidae, Acraeidae. in Exploration du Parc National de l’Upemba - mission G. F. de Witte Tervuren, Belgium 27: 1-106.
  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 2012-06-05.
  4. Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf


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