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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]

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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

Acraea encedon alcippina Aurivillius, 1898. [187]
A. e. alcippoides Le Doux, 1923. [187]
A. e. ascrepticia Strand, 1912. [187]
A. e. daira Godman & Salvin, 1884. [187]
A. e. dairalcippa Le Doux, 1923. [187]
A. e. encedon. [9]
A. e. infuscatoides Le Doux, 1931. [187]
A. e. lycoides Le Doux, 1931. [187]
A. e. macropunctata Le Doux, 1931. [187]
A. e. micropunctata Le Doux, 1931. [187]
A. e. perradiata Le Cerf, 1927. [187]
A. e. poultoni Le Doux, 1931. [187]
A. e. radiata Aurivillius, 1905. [187]
A. e. radiofasciata Stoneham, 1943. [187]
A. e. rathjensi Le Doux, 1933. [9]
A. e. sganzini Boisduval, 1833. [187]
A. e. umbratalcippina Le Doux, 1931. [187]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

References

[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[15] Ландман В. Бабочки. Иллюстрированная энциклопедия. М.: Лабиринт Пресс, 2002
[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org

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