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Acraea alciope (Hewitson, 1852)

- macarina (Butler, 1868)
- cydonia (Ward, 1873)
- cretacea (Eltringham, 1912)
- fumida (Eltringham, 1912)
- edea (Strand, 1914)
- lomana (Strand, 1914)
- alberici (Dufrane, 1945)
- vulpinopsis (Birket-Smith, 1960)

Adult morphologyWingspan26
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1155
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)249
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
ALF:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
WWQ:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to most of the equatorial forest zone
WWQ

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Euphorbiaceae
    - Macaranga
  • Urticaceae
    - Fleurya
    - Musanga

  • Euphorbiaceae
    - Macaranga
  • Urticaceae
    - Fleurya
    - Musanga

Acraea alciope
Photographer: Siep Sinnema

Records

All subspecies
subspecies

1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011




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