Species Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Acraea terpsicore Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp.

Generic Combinations

• Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758).

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

General References

Braby, M.F., Bertelsmeier, C., Sanderson, C. & Thistleton, B. 2014. Spatial distribution and range expansion of the Tawny Coster butterfly, Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), in South-East Asia and Australia. Insect Conservation and Diversity 7: 132-143

Braby, M.F., Thistleton, B.M. & Neal, M.J. 2014. Host plants, biology and distribution of Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): a new butterfly for northern Australia with potential invasive status. Austral Entomology (Recorded as an established species in Northern Australia; discussion on host plants, biology and distribution)

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