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Acraea alciope (Hewitson, 1852)
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macarina
(Butler, 1868)
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cydonia
(Ward, 1873)
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cretacea
(Eltringham, 1912)
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fumida
(Eltringham, 1912)
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edea
(Strand, 1914)
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lomana
(Strand, 1914)
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alberici
(Dufrane, 1945)
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vulpinopsis
(Birket-Smith, 1960)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
26
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
1155
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
249
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
ALF
:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
Distribution
Geographical 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.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011