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Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomy

class Insecta subclass Pterygota infraclass Neoptera superorder Holometabola order Lepidoptera superfamily Papilionoidea family Nymphalidae subfamily Heliconiinae tribe Acraeini genus Acraea → species Acraea encedon

Species name(s)

Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758) = Papilio encedon Linnaeus, 1758 = Papilio encedonia Linnaeus, 1767 = Papilio lycia Fabricius, 1775 = infuscata Staudinger, 1885 = Acraea sganzini Boisduval, 1833 = braunei Staudinger, 1885 = daira Godman & Salvin, 1884 = Acraea usagarae Vuillot, 1891 = radiata Aurivillius, 1905 = Acraea (Actinote) encedon. [9]

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:56346

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Africa south of the equator. [15].

General info about Imago

  • Years along the banks of rivers and streams where reeds grow. When captured, it releases a yellowish foamy liquid containing prussic acid. [15].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Commeline. [15].

Subspecies of Acraea encedon

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

References

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