Acraea hamata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the eastern part of the country to Kivu), Uganda (from the south-western art of the country to Kigezi), Rwanda and Tanzania.[3]
| Acraea hamata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. hamata
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| Binomial name | |
| Acraea hamata | |
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Taxonomy edit
It is a member of the Acraea terpsicore species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
References edit
- ^ Joicey, J.J., & Talbot, G. 1922b. New forms of butterflies from Africa. Bulletin of the Hill Museum, Witley 1: 339-342.
- ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
External links edit
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