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Acraea burni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. burni
Binomial name
Acraea burni Butler, 1896
Synonyms
Acraea (Actinote) burni Acraea obeira burni Acraea obeira meyeri van Son, 1963 Acraea obeira meyerana Ackery, 1995

Acraea burni, the pale-yellow acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

The larvae feed on Laportea peduncularis, Pouzolzia mixta and Obetia tenax.

Taxonomy

Acraea burni is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Acraea obeira. See that species for diagnosis. It is a member of the Acraea pentapolis species group. But see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.

References

1. Butler, A.G. 1896 A new butterfly of the genus Acraea from Tugela, S. Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 18: 467.
2. "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
4. Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf

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