Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Acraea cepheus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acraea Rank Species | |
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Similar Acraea admatha, Acraea abdera, Acraea quirina, Acraea pseudolycia, Acraea pseudegina | ||
Acraea cepheus, the Cepheus acraea, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Africa, from Nigeria and Angola to Uganda, western Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Caloncoba welwitschii and Lindaeckeria dentata.
References
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