Acraea lycoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Acraea
Species:
A. lycoa
Binomial name
Acraea lycoa
Godart, 1819[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) lycoa
  • Planema fallax Rogenhofer, 1891
  • Acraea kilimandjara Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea lycoa aequalis Rothschild & Jordan. 1905
  • Acraea lycoa bukoba Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea lycoa entebbia Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea lycoa kenia Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea lycoa media Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea lycoa tirika Eltringham, 1911
  • Acraea lycoa f. eltringhami Schouteden, 1919
  • Acraea johnstoni f. praelongata Joicey & Talbot, 1927
  • Acraea lycoa mediafra Stoneham, 1936
  • Acraea lycoa bukoba ab. bipunctata Dufrane, 1945
  • Acraea lycoa stonehami d'Abrera, 1980
  • Acraea johnstoni praelongata Hancock & Heath, 1988
  • Acraea johnstoni praelongata f. albimaculosa Hancock & Heath, 1988
  • Acraea lycoa f. kindua Ackery, 1995

Acraea lycoa, the Lycoa Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao, Pouzolzia guineensis, Pouzolzia parasitica, Aneleima and Fleurya species

References

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  1. ^ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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