Acraea burni

Acraea burni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. burni
Binomial name
	Acraea burni; Butler, 1896
Synonyms
	Acraea (Actinote) burni; Acraea obeira burni; Acraea obeira meyeri van Son, 1963; Acraea obeira meyerana Ackery, 1995;

Acraea burni, the pale-yellow acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.^[3]

The larvae feed on Laportea peduncularis, Pouzolzia mixta and Obetia tenax.

Taxonomy edit

Acraea burni is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Acraea obeira. See that species for diagnosis. It is a member of the Acraea pentapolis species group. But see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.^[4]

References edit

^ Butler, A.G. 1896 A new butterfly of the genus Acraea from Tugela, S. Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 18: 467.
^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf

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[1] Butler, A.G. 1896 A new butterfly of the genus Acraea from Tugela, S. Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 18: 467.

[2] "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[4] Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf

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