Acraea strattipocles

Acraea strattipocles is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar.^[3]

Acraea strattipocles
Female from Lake Alaotra in Antsianaka district of Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. strattipocles
Binomial name
Acraea strattipocles Oberthür, 1893 [1][2]
Synonyms
Acraea (Actinote) strattipocles Acraea strattipocles var. albescens Oberthür, 1916 Acraea strattipocles var. cervina Oberthür, 1916

Description

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

A. strattipocles Oberth. (56 f) is very similar to Acraea igola, but has the discal dots of the hindwing much larger and completely developed and its inner margin whitish. Madagascar. ^[4]

Biology

The habitat consists of forests.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea masamba species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 ^[5]