Acraea orina
| Acraea orina | |
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| Acraea orina figures 43, 48 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. orina |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea orina Hewitson, 1874[1] | |
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Acraea orina, the Orina Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, western Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (Mbini and Bioko).[2] The habitat consists of forest clearings and edges.
Adults males mud puddle and both sexes are attracted to flowers.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea orina |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 57 a
- Images representing Acraea orina at Bold.
- Acraea orina at Pteron
- Type of f. nigroapicalis (Swedish Museum of Natural History)
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