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Checklist of Tribe Acraeini Boisduval, 1833
for Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
501
7087
22038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
7082
22032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
481
6999
21791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
301
5800
19585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
7993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
7990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
7984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
1453
6107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1331
5704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
263
1462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
104
688
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
12
185
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcraeini
Boisduval, 1833
3
172
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
3 Genera with 172 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1877Acraeas218SpeciesTaxom
Actinote Hübner, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Bematistes Hemming, 17829SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
172 Species and 58 Subspecies
Acraea (Actinote) acerata (Hewitson, 1874)⇒ Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874
Acraea (Actinote) alciope Hewitson, 1852Alciope Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) alicia (Sharpe, 1890)⇒ Acraea aurivillii Staudinger, 1896
Acraea (Actinote) althoffi Dewitz, 1889Althoff´s Acraea
Acraea althoffi neavei Poulton, 1924
Acraea (Actinote) anacreon Trimen, 1868Large Orange Acraea
Acraea anacreon chyula Van Someren, 1939
Acraea anacreon chyulu
Acraea (Actinote) ansorgei (Grose-Smith, 1898)⇒ Acraea conjuncta Grose-Smith, 1898
Acraea (Actinote) aubyni Eltringham, 1912Aubyn Rogers´ Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) aurivillii Staudinger, 1896Aurivillius´ Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) baxteri Sharpe, 1902Baxter´s Acraea
Acraea baxteri philos Le Cerf, 1933
Acraea (Actinote) bonasia Fabricius, 1775Bonasia Acraea
Acraea bonasia alicia Sharpe, 1890
Acraea (Actinote) cabira (Hopffer, 1855)⇒ Acraea apecida Hopffer, 1855
Acraea (Actinote) cinerea Neave, 1904Gray Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) disjuncta Grose-Smith, 1898
Acraea (Actinote) encedana Pierre, 1976Encedana Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758Common Acraea
Acraea encedon encedon Linnaeus, 1758Common Mimic Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780Orange Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson, 1861Dusky Acraea
Acraea esebria esebria
Acraea (Actinote) excelsior Sharpe, 1891
Acraea (Actinote) humilis Schouteden, 1918
Acraea (Actinote) jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Acraea flava Fabricius, 1793
Acraea (Actinote) johnstoni (Godman, 1885)⇒ Acraea silvicola Richelmann, 1913
Acraea johnstoni johnstoni
Acraea (Actinote) lycoa Godart, 1819Lycoa Acraea
Acraea lycoa tirika (Eltringham, 1912)⇒ Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
Acraea (Actinote) melanoxantha Sharpe, 1891
Acraea (Actinote) oberthueri Butler, 1895Oberthuer´s Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) oreas Sharpe, 1891Black-and-white Acraea
Acraea oreas oreas Sharpe, 1891
Acraea (Actinote) orestia Hewitson, 1874Orestia Glassy Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) parrhasia (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Acraea dejana Fabricius, 1793
Acraea parrhasia kenya van Someren ..., 1926
Acraea parrhasia orientis Aurivillius, 1904
Acraea parrhasia servona Godart, 1819
Acraea (Actinote) peneleos Christopher ..., 1871Peneleos Acraea
Acraea peneleos pelasgius Grose-Smith, 1900
Acraea (Actinote) penelope Staudinger, 1896Penelope Acraea
Acraea penelope vitrea Eltringham, 1912
Acraea (Actinote) pentapolis (Ward, 1871)⇒ Acraea epidica Ward, 1871
Acraea pentapolis pentapolis Ward, 1871
Acraea (Actinote) perenna (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Acraea thesprio Doubleday, 1847
Acraea perenna thesprio Oberthür, 1893
Acraea (Actinote) pharsalus Ward, 1871East African Forest Acraea
Acraea pharsalus pharsaloides Holland, 1892
Acraea pharsalus pharsalus Ward, 1871
Acraea (Actinote) quirinalis Grose-Smith, 1900
Acraea (Actinote) rangatana Eltringham, 1912
Acraea rangatana ecketti Jackson, 1951
Acraea rangatana rangatana Eltringham, 1912
Acraea (Actinote) semivitrea Aurivillius, 1895Glassy Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) servona (Godart, 1819)⇒ Acraea dejana Fabricius, 1793
Acraea servona rhodina Rebel-&-Jordan, 1905
Acraea (Actinote) sotikensis Sharpe, 1891Sotik Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) uvui (Grose-Smith, 1890)⇒ Acraea balina Grose-Smith, 1890
Acraea (Actinote) ventura Hewitson, 1887
Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902
Acraea (Actinote) viviana Staudinger, 1896Straw-coloured Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) wigginsi Neave, 1904Wiggins´ Acraea
Acraea (Bematistes) adrasta (Weymer, 1892)⇒ Bematistes adrasta Weymer, 1892
Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852)⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852
Acraea aganice montana Butler, 1888
Acraea aganice ugandae Van Someren, 1936
Acraea (Bematistes) alcinoe (C. Felder & ..., 1865)⇒ Bematistes alcinoe Felder, 1865
Acraea alcinoe camerunica Aurivillius, 1893
Acraea (Bematistes) epaea (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Bematistes epaea Cramer, 1779
Acraea epaea angustifasciata d´Abrera, 1980
Acraea epaea epitellus Staudinger, 1896
Acraea epaea paragea Grose-Smith, 1900
Acraea (Bematistes) macaria (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Bematistes macaria Fabricius, 1793
Acraea (Bematistes) macarista (Sharpe, 1906)⇒ Acraea bana J. Pierre & ..., 2012
Acraea (Bematistes) poggei (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Bematistes poggei Dewitz, 1879
Acraea (Bematistes) quadricolor (Rogenhöfer, 1891)⇒ Bematistes quadricolor Rogenhofer, 1891
Acraea quadricolor latifasciata Sharpe, 1892
Acraea (Bematistes) tellus (Aurivillius, 1893)⇒ Bematistes tellus Aurivillius, 1893
Acraea (Bematistes) umbra (Drury, 1782)⇒ Bematistes umbra Drury, 1782
Acraea umbra hemileuca Jordan, 1914
Acraea abadima (Westwood, 1852)⇒ Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865Acara Acraea
Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865Fiery Acraea
Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865Hewitson´s Glassy Acraea
Acraea admatha leucographa RIBBE, 1889
Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881Clear-spotted Acraea
Acraea anacreontica Grose-Smith, 1898
Acraea anacreontica chyulu Van Someren, 1939
Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865Broad Bordered Acraea
Acraea angolanus (Sharpe, 1891)⇒ Acraea oreas Sharpe, 1891
Acraea annobona Linnaeus, 1758Large Spotted Acraea
Acraea apecida Hopffer, 1855Yellow-banded Acraea
Acraea arcticincta (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
Acraea areca (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Acraea egina Cramer, 1775
Acraea asboloplintha Karsch, 1894Black-winged Acraea
Acraea asboloplintha asboloplintha Karch, 1894
Acraea asboloplintha rubescens Trimen, 1909
Acraea astrigera (Butler, 1874)⇒ Acraea pseudolycia Butler, 1874
Acraea balbina (Distant, 1880)⇒ Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
Acraea balina Grose-Smith, 1890Tiny Acraea
Acraea bana J. Pierre & ..., 2012
Acraea bettiana (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)⇒ Acraea rangatana Eltringham, 1912
Acraea bomba Grose-Smith, 1889Bomba Acraea
Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914Rainforest Acraea
Acraea boopis ama Pierre, 1979
Acraea braesia Godman, 1885
Acraea brahmsi (Hewitson, 1874)⇒ Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874
Acraea buxtoni (Distant, 1880)⇒ Acraea insignis Distant, 1880
Acraea caecilia Fabricius, 1781Pink Acraea
Acraea caecilia caecilia Fabricius, 1781
Acraea caecilia kulal Van Someren, 1936
Acraea caecilia pudora Aurivillius, 1910
Acraea caffra (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865
Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877Black Tip Acraea
Acraea caldarena caldarena Hewitson, 1877Black-tipped Acraea
Acraea caldarena neluska Oberthür, 1878
Acraea cappadox Sharpe, 1890
Acraea carmentis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Acraea flava Fabricius, 1793
Acraea cepheus Linnaeus, 1758Cepheus Acraea
Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861Tree Top Acraea
Acraea cerasa unimaculata Grose-Smith, 1898
Acraea chilo Godman, 1880
Acraea chilo chilo Godman, 1880
Acraea clarei (Westwood, 1852)⇒ Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852
Acraea conjuncta Grose-Smith, 1898
Acraea corona (Ward, 1871)⇒ Acraea satis Ward, 1871
Acraea crystallina (Godman, 1880)⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880
Acraea cuva Grose-Smith, 1889Chic Acraea
Acraea dejana Fabricius, 1793Yellow-veined Acraea
Acraea detecta (Aurivillius, 1899)⇒ Acraea pudorella Aurivillius, 1898
Acraea dissociata (Karsch, 1894)⇒ Acraea asboloplintha Karsch, 1894
Acraea egina Cramer, 1775Elegant Acraea
Acraea egina egina Cramer, 1775
Acraea egina harrisoni Sharpe, 1904
Acraea ehmckei (Hewitson, 1873)⇒ Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873
Acraea emini (Butler, 1874)⇒ Acraea pseudolycia Butler, 1874
Acraea endoscota Le Doux, 1928Le Doux´s Glassy Acraea
Acraea epidica Ward, 1871Eastern Musanga Acraea
Acraea epitellus (Staudinger, 1896)⇒ Bematistes epaea Cramer, 1779
Acraea equatorialis Neave, 1904
Acraea equatorialis anaemia Eltringham, 1912
Acraea equatorialis equatorialis Neave, 1904
Acraea flava Fabricius, 1793Jodutta Acraea
Acraea harrisoni (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Acraea egina Cramer, 1775
Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764Garden Acraea
Acraea insignis Distant, 1880Black-blotched Acraea
Acraea jalema (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758
Acraea kilimandjara (Godart, 1819)⇒ Acraea lycoa Godart, 1819
Acraea leucographa RIBBE, 1889Ribbe´s Glassy Acraea
Acraea leucosoma (Godman, 1885)⇒ Acraea braesia Godman, 1885
Acraea lycoides (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Acraea dejana Fabricius, 1793
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Acraea magnifica Carpenter & ..., 1950
Acraea maji (Carpenter, 1935)⇒ Acraea rangatana Eltringham, 1912
Acraea makupa (Hewitson, 1877)⇒ Acraea zonata Hewitson, 1877
Acraea matuapa Grose-Smith, 1889
Acraea minima (Grose-Smith, 1890)⇒ Acraea balina Grose-Smith, 1890
Acraea mirabilis Butler, 1885Marvelous Acraea
Acraea miranda Riley, 1920Desert Acraea
Acraea mombasae (Ward, 1873)⇒ Acraea rabbaiae Ward, 1873
Acraea mystica (Godman, 1885)⇒ Acraea braesia Godman, 1885
Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847Natal Acraea
Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847Dancing Acraea
Acraea oberthuri (Butler, 1895)⇒ Acraea oberthueri Butler, 1895
Acraea ochrascens (Hewitson, 1877)⇒ Acraea ventura Hewitson, 1887
Acraea octobalia (Godman, 1885)⇒ Acraea silvicola Richelmann, 1913
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Acraea oppidia (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Acraea dejana Fabricius, 1793
Acraea orestina (Hewitson, 1874)⇒ Acraea orestia Hewitson, 1874
Acraea pelasgius (Ward, 1871)⇒ Acraea peneleos Christopher ..., 1871
Acraea pervia (Aurivillius, 1895)⇒ Acraea semivitrea Aurivillius, 1895
Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847Blood Acraea
Acraea pharsaloides (Ward, 1871)⇒ Acraea pharsalus Ward, 1871
Acraea planesium (Sharpe, 1890)⇒ Acraea cappadox Sharpe, 1890
Acraea polydectes (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Acraea thesprio Doubleday, 1847
Acraea praeponina (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Acraea bonasia Fabricius, 1775
Acraea proteina (Godman, 1885)⇒ Acraea silvicola Richelmann, 1913
Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852Westwood'S Acraea
Acraea pseudolycia Butler, 1874
Acraea pseudolycia astrigera Butler, 1899
Acraea pudorella Aurivillius, 1898
Acraea pudorina Staudinger, 1885Kenyan Fiery Acraea
Acraea pullula (Grünberg, 1911)⇒ Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874
Acraea quirina Fabricius, 1781Common Glassy Acraea
Acraea quirina quirina Fabricius, 1781
Acraea quirina rosa Eltringham, 1912
Acraea rabbaiae Ward, 1873Clear Wing Acraea
Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833Marsh Acraea
Acraea rahira uasingishuensis (Stoneham, 1943)⇒ Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833
Acraea regalis (Godman, 1885)⇒ Acraea braesia Godman, 1885
Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873Rogers´ Acraea
Acraea rogersi lankesteri Carpenter, 1941
Acraea rosina (Godman, 1880)⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880
Acraea rudolfi Linnaeus, 1758Large Spotted Acraea
Acraea rupicola (Schultze, 1912)⇒ Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1891
Acraea salambo (Hewitson, 1873)⇒ Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873
Acraea satis Ward, 1871Coast Acraea
Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775Dancing Acraea
Acraea sidamona Linnaeus, 1758Large Spotted Acraea
Acraea silvicola Richelmann, 1913Johnston´s Acraea
Acraea supponina (Sharpe, 1892)⇒ Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1891
Acraea sykesi Sharpe, 1902Sykes´ Acraea
Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874Falls Acraea
Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758
Acraea thelestis (Ward, 1871)⇒ Acraea epidica Ward, 1871
Acraea thesprio Doubleday, 1847Falcate Acraea
Acraea unimaculata (Grose-Smith, 1898)⇒ Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861
Acraea vinidia (Hewitson, 1874)⇒ Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874
Acraea welwitschii (Rogenhofer, 1892)⇒ Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
Acraea wissmanni (Godman, 1880)⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880
Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758Large Spotted Acraea
Acraea zetes menippe Drury, 1782
Acraea zetes rudolfi Eltringham, 1929
Acraea zetes zetes Linnaeus, 1758
Acraea zidora (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Acraea egina Cramer, 1775
Acraea zonata Hewitson, 1877
Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944
Actinote alcione corduba Hewitson, 1874
Bematistes adrasta Weymer, 1892
Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852Wanderer
Bematistes alcinoe Felder, 1865Alcinoe Bematistes
Bematistes epaea Cramer, 1779Common Bematistes
Bematistes macarista Sharpe, 1906
Bematistes poggei Dewitz, 1879
Bematistes quadricolor Rogenhofer, 1891
Bematistes quadricolor latifasciata Sharpe, 1892
Bematistes umbra Drury, 1782Clouded Bematistes