Acraea medea
The synonym Papilio medea was also applied (also in 1775, but apparently regarded as invalid) to the species now known as Catonephele acontius
Acraea medea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. medea |
Binomial name | |
Acraea medea (Cramer, 1775)[1] | |
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Acraea medea is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found on the island of Principe,[2] The last form of the scientific name is named after the Greek myth Medea.
See also
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea medea |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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