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Acraea kia

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Acraea kia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. kia
Binomial name
Acraea kia
Pierre, 1990 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) kia

Acraea kia is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, from the western part of the country to the Kigoma Region.[3]

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea terpsicore species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]

References

  1. ^ Pierre, J. 1990. Acraea nouveau ou meconnu du super-groupe "neobule" (lepidopteres, nymphalides). Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat No. 68: 1-4.
  2. ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  4. ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf