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Acraea encoda

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Acraea encoda is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]

Biology

The larvae feed on Commelina species.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea encedon species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]

References

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  1. ^ Pierre, J. 1981 Une nouvelle espece d’Acraea dans le complexe ultra-specifique ‘encedon’. (Lep. Acraeidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 86 (3-4): 79-87.
  2. ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  4. ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
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Acraea encoda: Brief Summary

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Acraea encoda is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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