Acraea rangatana

Acraea rangatana
Acraea rangatana figures 6, 7, 8
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. rangatana
Binomial name
Acraea rangatana Eltringham, 1912[1]
Synonyms
Acraea terpsichore f. rangatana Eltringham, 1912 Acraea (Actinote) rangatana Acraea bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Acraea bettiana ab. kissenjensis Joicey and Talbot, 1921 Acraea bettiana ab. hades Joicey and Talbot, 1927 Acraea ventura basilewskyi Berger, 1956 Acraea maji Carpenter, 1935

Acraea rangatana is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia.^[2]

The larvae feed on Nesaea pediculata, Alchemilla gracilipes and Rotola species.

Subspecies

• Acraea rangatana rangatana (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley)
• Acraea rangatana bettiana Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Ugand: south-west to Kigezi, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo: northern Kivu)
• Acraea rangatana ecketti Jackson, 1951 (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley)
• Acraea rangatana maji Carpenter, 1935 (south-western Ethiopia)

Taxonomy

Acraea rangatana is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group see Acraea.

References

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External links

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