western Tanzania) A. p. vitrea Eltringham, 1912 (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley) Taxonomy It is a member of the Acraea circeis species group. Etymology Named in the Classical tradition Penelope is a character in Homer's Odyssey. References External links Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 57 b Images representing Acraea penelope at Bold A. p. penelope at Pteron Butterflies described in 1896 penelope Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Otto Staudinger