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Acraea simulata

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Acraea simulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. simulata
Binomial name
Acraea simulata
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) simulata
  • Bematistes simulata

Acraea simulata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Uganda, where it seems to be endemic to the Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria.[3]

Taxonomy

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It is a member of the Acraea masamba species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]

References

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  1. ^ Le Doux, C. 1923 Acraeen-Studien II (Lep. Rhop.). 1. Der Formenkreis von Acraea caldarena Hew. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1923: 207-226.
  2. ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  4. ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf