Acraea anacreon, the (large) orange acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kwazulu-Natal and Transvaal and from Angola to Zimbabwe and to Kenya. Elsewhere in Africa and adjacent regions, "orange acraea" refers to the smaller A. eponina.
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Acraeaanacreon, the (large) orange acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kwazulu-Natal and Transvaal and from Angola to Zimbabwe...
northeastern South Africa Acraeaanacreon (large orange acraea), found in eastern and southern Africa Acraea eponina (small orange acraea), widespread in tropical...
Very similar to Acraeaanacreon qv. Acraea anacreontica anacreontica (western Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo) Acraea anacreontica chyulu...
Zambia and on the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. Very similar to Acraeaanacreon qv. for diagnosis The habitat consists of grassland and open woodland...
Acraea speciosa is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola and Zambia. Very close to Acraeaanacreon q.v for diagnosis It is a member...
espece du groupe anacreon, au Nigeria (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 98 (3): 287-290. "Acraea Fabricius, 1807"...
Acraea rahira species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 Henning, G.A., & Henning, S.F. 1996b. A review of the Hyalites (Auracraea) anacreon species...
Acraea alalonga, the long-winged orange acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in montane grassland from the Drakensberg and midlands...
Acraea lusinga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Lomani), western Tanzania and western...
montane grassland. Very similar to Acraeaanacreon qv. The wingspan is 29–54 mm for males and 54–62 mm for females. Acraea induna induna (Malawi, Zambia,...
Acraea mirifica is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola, northern Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lualaba). A...
Acraea eponina, the orange acraea or small orange acraea to distinguish it from the larger A. anacreon, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is...
Acraea chilo is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. A. chilo Godm...
the family Nymphalidae. (For taxonomic problems regarding this group, see Acraea.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the possession...
University Press. Internet Archive. Campbell, David A., Greek Lyric, Volume II: Anacreon, Anacreontea, Choral Lyric from Olympus to Alcman, Loeb Classical Library...
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