Acraea parei

Acraea parei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. parei
Binomial name
Acraea parei
(Henning & Henning, 1996)
Synonyms
  • Hyalites parei Henning & Henning, 1996
  • Acraea (Actinote) parei
  • Hyalites parei orangica Henning & Henning, 1996

Acraea parei is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of montane grassland.

Adults have been recorded in April, October, November and December.

Subspecies

Taxonomy

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

References

  1. ↑ Henning, G.A., & Henning, S.F. 1996b. A review of the Hyalites (Auracraea) anacreon species complex in southern Africa with descriptions of two new species and two new subspecies. Metamorphosis 7 (2): 71-80.
  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 Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine