Acraea simulata
| Acraea simulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. simulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea simulata | |
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Acraea simulata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Uganda, where it seems to be endemic to the Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria.[3]
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea masamba species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Acraea simulata.
- ^ Le Doux, C. 1923 Acraeen-Studien II (Lep. Rhop.). 1. Der Formenkreis von Acraea caldarena Hew. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1923: 207-226.
- ^ "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 2012-06-06.
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine