Acraea pseudepaea

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Acraea pseudepaea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. pseudepaea
Binomial name
Acraea pseudepaea
Dudgeon, 1909 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) pseudepaea
  • Acraea althoffi pseudepaea

Acraea pseudepaea, Dudgeon's acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, eastern Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria. [3]

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Description

Very close to Acraea althoffi q.v for differences.

Biology

The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males mud-puddle.

Taxonomy

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

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References

  1. Dudgeon, G.C. 1909. [Communication.]. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London 1909: 50-54.
  2. Acraea 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 2012-06-04.
  4. Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf