Acraea lygus
| Acraea lygus | |
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| In Soutpansberg, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. lygus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acraea lygus | |
Acraea lygus, the lygus acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1875 from specimens collected by Joachim John Monteiro . It is found in south-west Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Zambia. In South Africa it is found from the savannah in Northern Cape to the Limpopo Province and the north-west provinces. It is an occasional migrant to Mpumalanga.
Description[edit]
Very close to Acraea stenobea q.v. The wingspan is 48–55 mm for males and 50–56 mm for females.
Biology[edit]
Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from September to June.[4]
Taxonomy[edit]
It is a member of the Acraea caecilia species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [5]
References[edit]
- ^ Woodhall, S.E.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Acraea lygus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161316928A161316932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161316928A161316932.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Druce, H. H., 1875 A list of the Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera made by J.J. Monteiro, Esq., in Angola, with Descriptions of some new Species Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1875 : 406-417
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 6, 2018). "Acraea lygus Druce, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
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