Acraea mansya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. mansya
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Binomial name | |
Acraea mansya | |
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Acraea mansya is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Lomani).[3]
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A. mansya Eltr. (60 a) has an expanse of 40 to 50 mm.. and differs from the two following nearly allied species [ Acraea nohara and Acraea chambezi ] only in not having the veins of the forewing edged with black at the distal margin and in the discal dot in cellule 3 of the hindwing being placed almost midway between the marginal band and the cell. The female is lighter than the male. Rhodesia.[4]
It is a member of the Acraea cepheus species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.[5]