Acraea acuta

Acraea acuta
Scientific classification
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]

Subspecies

• Acraea acuta acuta (Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
• Acraea acuta ngorongoroKielland, 1990 (northern Tanzania)
• Acraea acuta nigromaculataKielland, 1990 (north-eastern Tanzania)
• Acraea acuta rubrobasalisKielland, 1990 (north-eastern Tanzania)

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.

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 Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Acraea acuta Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
• Acraea acuta Image collection Dominique Bernaud
• Images representing Acraea acuta at Bold