Acraea sykesi, the Sykes' acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. 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.[3]
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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. sykesi
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Description
editVery similar to Acraea doubledayi qv.
Biology
editThe habitat consists of dry riverbeds and savanna.
The larvae feed on Adenia species, including A. venenata.
Taxonomy
editIt is a member of the Acraea caecilia species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.[4]
References
edit- ^ Sharpe, E. M. B. 1902 On the butterflies collected in equatorial Africa by captain Clement Sykes Entomologist 35 : 276-280, : 308-311
- ^ "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 2012-06-01.
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
External links
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