Acraea eltringhami

Acraea eltringhami is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the eastern part of the country to Kivu).[2]

Acraea eltringhami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. eltringhami
Binomial name
Acraea eltringhami
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) eltringhami
  • Acraea kisaba Carcasson, 1981

Etymology

The name honours the English entomologist Harry Eltringham.

References

  1. "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-05-30.


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