A. vesperalis Smith (56 f). Fore wing broadly darkened at the apex and distal margin, semitransparent and with distinct dark transverse bands. Hind wing above light ochre-yellow with black-brown marginal band about 4 mm. in breadth, beneath dark ochre-yellow with long dark streaks on the interneural folds. Sierra Leone to the Congo and Uganda. - catori Beth. Baker. Ground-colour of the hindwing light yellow. Sierra Leone. [4]
^Grose-Smith, H. 1890 A list of the butterflies collected by Mr. William Bonny on the journey with Mr. Stanley from Yambuya on the Aruwimi River through the great forest of central Africa; with descriptions of nine new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890: 463-473.
^"Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^. Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
^Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
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acraea, vesperalis, rare, musanga, acraea, butterfly, family, nymphalidae, found, guinea, sierra, leone, ivory, coast, ghana, nigeria, cameroon, republic, congo, central, african, republic, democratic, republic, congo, uganda, scientific, classificationdomain,. Acraea vesperalis the rare musanga acraea is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae It is found in Guinea Sierra Leone Ivory Coast Ghana Nigeria Cameroon the Republic of the Congo the Central African Republic the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda 3 Acraea vesperalisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeGenus AcraeaSpecies A vesperalisBinomial nameAcraea vesperalisGrose Smith 1890 1 2 SynonymsAcraea Actinote vesperalis Acraea catori Bethune Baker 1904 Acraea vesperalis ab punctula Strand 1914 Acraea vesperalis ab picta Schouteden 1919 Contents 1 Description 2 Biology 3 Taxonomy 4 References 5 External linksDescription EditFor a key to the terms used see Glossary of entomology terms A vesperalis Smith 56 f Fore wing broadly darkened at the apex and distal margin semitransparent and with distinct dark transverse bands Hind wing above light ochre yellow with black brown marginal band about 4 mm in breadth beneath dark ochre yellow with long dark streaks on the interneural folds Sierra Leone to the Congo and Uganda catori Beth Baker Ground colour of the hindwing light yellow Sierra Leone 4 Biology EditThe habitat consists of forests The larvae feed on Musanga and Myrianthus species Taxonomy EditIt is a member of the Acraea pentapolis species group but see also Pierre amp Bernaud 2014 5 References Edit Grose Smith H 1890 A list of the butterflies collected by Mr William Bonny on the journey with Mr Stanley from Yambuya on the Aruwimi River through the great forest of central Africa with descriptions of nine new species Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890 463 473 Acraea Fabricius 1807 at Markku Savela s Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Afrotropical Butterflies Nymphalidae Tribe Acraeini Archived from the original on 2012 08 10 Retrieved 2012 06 05 Aurivillius P O C 1908 1924 In Seitz A Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13 Abt 2 Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge Die afrikanischen Tagfalter 1925 613 Seiten 80 Tafeln The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13 Alfred Kernen Verlag Stuttgart nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Pierre amp Bernau 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdfExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acraea vesperalis nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Acraea vesperalis Die Gross Schmetterlinge der Erde 13 Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter Plate XIII 56 f Images representing Acraea vesperalis at Bold nbsp This Heliconiinae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acraea vesperalis amp oldid 1066103130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
