Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acraea | |
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Acraea sykesi, the Sykes' acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-eastern Sudan, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya and possibly north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry riverbeds and savanna.
The larvae feed on Adenia species, including A. venenata.
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