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Acraea parrhasia

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continued towards the base as a reddish stripe; the cell usually with two separated reddish spots; spots in cellules 3-6 diaphanous; on the underside of the fore wing the margins and the median are scaled with yellow; the under surface of the hindwing is almost uniform yellow without dark marginal band and with the proximal ends of the marginal streaks free. The female is similar to the male but has the fore wing more obtuse with more indistinct and more elongate reddish spots and with whitish-scaled spots in cellules 4-6, it differs from
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Auriv. (57 c). Ground-colour of the upper surface deeper black, of the under grey-yellow; the spots in 1b and 3 of the forewing are absent or indistinct and small, the others with distinct white scaling; dark basal area of the hindwing above small, not reaching vein 2. Hindwing beneath with two black
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female in the absence of the dark marginal band on the underside of the hindwing. Larva brown with very long black spines and light lateral line. Pupa light-coloured with the normal black markings; dorsal spots on the abdomen broadly separated, quadrate with light median dot; segments 2-7 with well
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F. (57 a, 59 e) is so similar in the male to the preceding species that it is sufficient to mention the differences. Fore wing semitransparent only at the margins, at the base and on the veins with dense blackish scaling, in 1b and in 2 an elongate, reddish-scaled spot; the spot in 1b is often
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Eltr. (60 d) differs from all the other forms of this species in having the median band on the upperside of the hindwing narrower and red; the marginal band of the hindwing as broad as the median band or somewhat broader; fore wing spotted as in
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Bdv.) (57 b). Spots in cellules 1b and 3 of the forewing distinct; the dark basal area on the upperside of the hindwing reaches vein 2; under surface with the ground-colour yellow; median band of the hindwing sulphur-yellow. Cameroons to
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Baker). Fore wing except at the margins almost diaphanous; hindwing above yellow-brown to the base, next to the narrow marginal band lighter yellowish; under surface as in the type-form but much lighter; is similar to the female of
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Eltr. Only males known; they differ from the type-form in having the light spots in cellules 1 b and 2 on the upperside of the forewing scaled with lemon-yellow instead of transparent. Fernando Po.
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Eltr. has the tarsal claws of the male of unequal size, whilst in all the other forms they are equal in size; otherwise said to agree with the type-form. Congo.
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Hew. (57 a) has the red spots of the forewing more distinct and the whitish spots in cellules 4-6 more sharply defined.
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Grunb.) (60 d) has the ground-colour of the under surface red-brown, but otherwise agrees with the type-form.
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Strand. Hindwing without black dots in the cell and with 1 or 2 in cellule 7. German East Africa, ab.
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in having the light spots in cellules 1b and 3 of the forewing more distinct. German East Africa.
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Stgr. The cell and cellules lb and 2 of the fore wing almost entirely red; spots 4-6 diaphanous.
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Strand. One dot in the cell and one in cellule 7 of the hindwing. German East Africa, ab.
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Strand. One dot in the cell and 2 in cellule 7 of the hindwing. German East Africa, ab.
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Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre
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but more transparent and easy to recognize by the underside of the hindwing.
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Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter
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developed obtuse projections. Sierra Leone to the Cameroons.
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Under surface as in 520: 306:Acraea servona tenebrosana 626:Strand only differs from 193: 186: 167: 160: 62:Scientific classification 60: 46: 37: 28: 23: 811:3 (1): , 1-488. Hafniae. 286:Acraea servona tenebrosa 261:Godman and Salvin, 1890 807:Fabricius, J.C. 1793. 782:It is a member of the 722:Dioscorea smilacifolia 266:Acraea cerceis rhodina 1184:Butterflies of Africa 24:Yellow-veined acraea 981:Acraea servona rubra 979:Images representing 969:Images representing 956:Images representing 405:yellow-veined acraea 16:Species of butterfly 827:at Markku Savela's 713:species (including 707:The larvae feed on 415:which is native to 1179:Acraea (butterfly) 996:2020-01-27 at the 608:German East Africa 417:sub-Saharan Africa 1161: 1160: 1146:Open Tree of Life 1010:Taxon identifiers 868:Band 13: Abt. 2, 772: 763: 762:Aurivillius, 1904 754: 745: 457:Equatorial Guinea 396: 395: 390: 378: 366: 354: 342: 341:Aurivillius, 1904 330: 322: 310: 302: 290: 282: 270: 262: 254: 246: 234: 222: 201: 197:Papilio parrhasia 153:A. parrhasia 1196: 1154: 1153: 1141: 1140: 1128: 1127: 1115: 1114: 1102: 1101: 1089: 1088: 1076: 1075: 1063: 1062: 1050: 1049: 1037: 1036: 1035: 1018:Acraea parrhasia 1005: 958:Acraea parrhasia 898: 889: 883: 877: 876: 862: 856: 855: 853: 852: 843:. Archived from 837: 831: 825:Fabricius, 1807" 818: 812: 805: 770: 761: 753:Eltringham, 1912 752: 743: 513: 501: 400:Acraea parrhasia 388: 376: 364: 352: 340: 328: 320: 308: 300: 289:Eltringham, 1912 288: 281:Eltringham, 1912 280: 268: 260: 252: 244: 238:Acraea parrhasia 233:Staudinger, 1896 232: 220: 199: 173: 171:Acraea parrhasia 70: 69: 42: 33: 21: 1204: 1203: 1199: 1198: 1197: 1195: 1194: 1193: 1164: 1163: 1162: 1157: 1149: 1144: 1136: 1131: 1123: 1118: 1110: 1105: 1097: 1092: 1084: 1079: 1071: 1066: 1058: 1053: 1045: 1040: 1031: 1030: 1025: 1012: 998:Wayback Machine 907: 902: 901: 890: 886: 874: 863: 859: 850: 848: 839: 838: 834: 819: 815: 806: 802: 797: 780: 735:A. p. parrhasia 731: 702: 526: 517: 514: 505: 502: 493: 427:It is found in 425: 301:Carpenter, 1935 253:Boisduval, 1836 250:Acraea lycoides 200:Fabricius, 1793 182: 175: 169: 156: 64: 51: 48:A. p. parrhasia 17: 12: 11: 5: 1202: 1200: 1192: 1191: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1166: 1165: 1159: 1158: 1156: 1155: 1142: 1129: 1116: 1103: 1090: 1077: 1064: 1051: 1038: 1022: 1020: 1014: 1013: 1008: 1002: 1001: 986: 976: 971:Acraea servona 966: 953: 939: 906: 905:External links 903: 900: 899: 884: 857: 832: 813: 799: 798: 796: 793: 785:Acraea circeis 779: 776: 775: 774: 765: 759:A. p. orientis 756: 750:A. p. limonata 747: 738: 730: 727: 701: 698: 697: 696: 689: 675: 669: 649: 631: 600: 582: 581: 561: 550: 519: 518: 516:Seitz plate 59 515: 508: 506: 504:Seitz plate 57 503: 496: 492: 489: 424: 421: 411:in the family 394: 393: 392: 391: 382:Acraea cerceis 379: 370:Acraea cerceis 367: 358:Acraea cerceis 355: 346:Acraea cerceis 343: 334:Acraea circeis 331: 329:Hewitson, 1874 326:Acraea oppidia 323: 321:Grünberg, 1910 314:Acraea cerceis 311: 303: 294:Acraea servona 291: 283: 274:Acraea servona 271: 263: 255: 247: 235: 223: 218:Acraea servona 215: 202: 191: 190: 184: 183: 176: 165: 164: 158: 157: 150: 148: 144: 143: 136: 132: 131: 126: 122: 121: 116: 112: 111: 106: 102: 101: 96: 92: 91: 86: 82: 81: 76: 72: 71: 58: 57: 44: 43: 35: 34: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1201: 1190: 1187: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1171: 1169: 1152: 1147: 1143: 1139: 1134: 1130: 1126: 1121: 1117: 1113: 1108: 1104: 1100: 1095: 1091: 1087: 1082: 1078: 1074: 1069: 1065: 1061: 1056: 1052: 1048: 1043: 1039: 1034: 1028: 1024: 1023: 1021: 1019: 1015: 1011: 1006: 999: 995: 992: 991: 990:A. p. servona 987: 984: 982: 977: 974: 972: 967: 964: 960: 959: 954: 952: 949: 946: 944: 940: 938: 934: 930: 926: 922: 918: 915: 913: 909: 908: 904: 897: 894: 888: 885: 881: 880:public domain 871: 867: 861: 858: 847:on 2012-08-10 846: 842: 836: 833: 830: 826: 824: 817: 814: 810: 804: 801: 794: 792: 790: 789:species group 787: 786: 777: 769: 768:A. p. servona 766: 760: 757: 751: 748: 742: 739: 736: 733: 732: 728: 726: 724: 723: 718: 717: 712: 711: 705: 699: 694: 690: 687: 683: 679: 676: 673: 670: 667: 663: 659: 654: 650: 647: 643: 639: 635: 632: 629: 628:semipunctella 625: 621: 620:semipunctella 617: 613: 609: 604: 601: 597: 593: 590: 589: 588: 586: 579: 575: 570: 566: 562: 559: 555: 551: 548: 544: 540: 539: 538: 535: 530: 524: 512: 507: 500: 495: 490: 488: 486: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 446: 442: 438: 434: 430: 422: 420: 418: 414: 410: 406: 402: 401: 387: 383: 380: 375: 374:semipunctella 371: 368: 363: 359: 356: 351: 347: 344: 339: 335: 332: 327: 324: 319: 315: 312: 307: 304: 299: 295: 292: 287: 284: 279: 275: 272: 267: 264: 259: 258:Acraea dejana 256: 251: 248: 243: 239: 236: 231: 227: 224: 221:Godart, 1819 219: 216: 214: 210: 206: 203: 198: 195: 194: 192: 189: 185: 180: 174: 172: 166: 163: 162:Binomial name 159: 155: 154: 149: 146: 145: 142: 141: 137: 134: 133: 130: 127: 124: 123: 120: 117: 114: 113: 110: 107: 104: 103: 100: 97: 94: 93: 90: 87: 84: 83: 80: 77: 74: 73: 68: 63: 59: 55: 49: 45: 41: 36: 32: 27: 22: 19: 1017: 989: 980: 970: 957: 950: 947: 942: 936: 932: 928: 924: 920: 916: 911: 892: 887: 869: 865: 860: 849:. 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Eltringham
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Acraea
Binomial name
Fabricius
Synonyms
butterfly
Nymphalidae
sub-Saharan Africa
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Ivory Coast
Ghana
Nigeria
Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea
Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
Ethiopia

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