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Species: | A. alciope
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Acraea alciope Hewitson, 1852[1]
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Acraea alciope, the Alciope Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, south-western Uganda and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao, Fleurya and Musanga species.