Acraea eltringhamiana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zambia (from the northern part of the country to Lake Bangweulu) and the south-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Acraea eltringhamiana is a member of the Acraea acrita species group. The clade members are:
Acraea eltringhamiana Acraea acrita Acraea chaeribula Acraea guluensis Acraea lualabae Acraea manca Acraea pudorina Acraea utengulensis Acraea (group horta) Henning, 1993Henning, G.A., 1993 Phylogenetic notes on the African species of the subfamily Acraeinae. Part 2-3. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Metamorphosis 4 (1): 5-18, (2): 53-68 Acraea (Acraea) Henning & Williams, 2010,Henning, G.A. & Williams, M.C. 2010 Taxonomic notes on the afrotropical taxa of the tribe Acraeini Boisduval, 1833 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) Metamorphosis 21 (1) : 2-38 Acraea (Acraea) (subgroup insignis) Pierre & Bernaud, 2013Pierre, J. & Bernaud, D., 2013 Nymphalidae XXIII. Acraea subgenus Acraea Butterflies of the World 39 : 1-8, pl. 1-28 Goecke & Evers Acraea (Acraea) group egina Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 Pierre. J. & Bernau.D. 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
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