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Acraea doubledayi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acraea

Acraea doubledayi

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Acraea doubledayi is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Contents

The larvae feed on Adenia species.

Subspecies

  • Acraea doubledayi doubledayi (south-eastern Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia)
  • Acraea doubledayi azvaki d'Abrera, 1980 (south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen)

    • Etymology

    The name honours Edward Doubleday

    References

    Acraea doubledayi Wikipedia
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