Английская Википедия:Acraea equatorialis

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Acraea equatorialis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[1]

Description

Шаблон:Entomology glossary hatnote A. aequatorialis [sic] Neave (60 g) has the forewing thinly scaled and only bordered by a fine black line at the apex and distal margin; marginal band of the hindwing above in the male very narrowly light-spotted or incomplete, in the female more sharply defined and more indistinctly spotted; the base of the hind wing above narrowly tinged with blackish; the black dots are arranged as in the other species; wings above light (reddish) yellow; the forewing at the distal margin with finely black veins and fine streaks on the folds, occasionally with submarginal dot in 2 or in lb. British East Africa: Kisumu. - anaemia Eltr. only differs in the lighter and more thinly scaled wings. Kilimandjaro and British East Africa. [2]

Subspecies

  • Acraea equatorialis equatorialis (eastern Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
  • Acraea equatorialis anaemia Eltringham, 1912 (eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)

Biology

The larvae feed on Passiflora species and Malva verticillata.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea caecilia species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.[3]

References

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External links

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  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.Шаблон:PD-notice
  3. Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf