Acraea lualabae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba).
Description
In 1912, Harry Eltringham wrote:
Description in Seitz A. lualabae Neave is very similar to the two following species [A. chaeribula, A. acrita ], scarcely differing except in the forewing having two to four discal dots in cellules 3 to 6. Both wings above orange-yellow with large black dots; apical spot of the forewing about 8 mm. in breadth, indicated beneath also; marginal band of the hindwing on both surfaces with large light spots; hindwing above blackish at the base. Congo: Lualaba.Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.
Taxonomy Acraea lualabae is a member of the Acraea acrita species group. The clade members are:
Acraea lualabae Acraea acrita Acraea chaeribula Acraea eltringhamiana Acraea guluensis Acraea manca Acraea pudorina Acraea utengulensis
Classification of Acraea by Henning, Henning & Williams, Pierre. J. & Bernaud
Acraea (group acrita) Henning, 1993 Henning, 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 (Rubraea) 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 acrita) Pierre & Bernaud, 2013 Pierre, J. & Bernaud, D., 2013 Nymphalidae XXIII. Acraea subgenus Acraea Butterflies of the World 39 : 1-8, pl. 1-28 Goecke & Evers Acraea (Acraea) Groupe egina Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
Etymology Lualaba is in the Congo.
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