Acraea acuta

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Acraea acuta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. acuta
Binomial name
Acraea acuta
Howarth, 1969 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Acraea ansorgei acutaHowarth, 1969
  • Acraea (Actinote) acuta
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. flavaHowarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. albaHowarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. chrysippinaHowarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. handmaniHowarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. cottrelliHowarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. australisHowarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. reductaHowarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. radiataHowarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. rubrobasalisHowarth, 1969

Acraea acuta is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. [3]

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Subspecies

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea jodutta species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]

Biology

The habitat consists of montane forests and mountain summits with evergreen shrubs. The larvae probably feed on Urera species.


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References

  1. ↑ Howarth, T.G., 1969 Some African Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera) Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B) 38 (11-12) : 141-156
  2. ↑ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  4. ↑ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf


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