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Acraea cinerea

Acraea cinerea, the grey acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae which is native to East Africa.

Range
It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. ==Description==
Description
A. cinerea Neave. Fore wing diaphanous without a trace of definite spots, at the costal margin and at the apex more or less dusted with grey. Hindwing above uniform black, beneath at the base with a large dark red area, which extends to the apex of the cell and the inner margin; basal dots feebly developed; fore wing beneath dark red at the base of the costal margin. British East Africa: Tiriki Hills (5000 ft.). • alberta Eltr. (60 e) differs in the hindwing having above a large, elongate carmine-red spot, which covers the base of cellules 7-2, the middle of cellule 1c and the apex of the cell. To the west of Lake Albert & Edward. ==Subspecies==
Subspecies
Acraea cinerea cinerea — Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to northern Kivu, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia • Acraea cinerea luluae Berger, 1981 — Democratic Republic of the Congo: south to Lualaba ==Taxonomy==
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea masamba species group – but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 ==References==
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