Acraea peneleos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Acraea
Species:
A. peneleos
Binomial name
Acraea peneleos
Ward, 1871[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) peneleos
  • Acraea peneleos f. helvimaculata Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea peneleos f. lactimaculata Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea peneleos f. sepia Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea peneleos f. pseudopelasgius Strand, 1914
  • Acraea peneleos f. peneloides Strand, 1914
  • Acraea peneleos ab. castanea Schultze, 1923
  • Acraea peneleos peneleos ab. strigipygida Birket-Smith, 1960
  • Acraea pelasgius Grose-Smith, 1900

Acraea peneleos, the Peneleos Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia and Ethiopia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males mud puddle and both sexes are attracted to flowers, especially those of Eupatorium species.

The larvae feed on Urera cordifolia.

Subspecies

References

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