Acraea pseudepaea

Acraea pseudepaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. pseudepaea
Binomial name
	Acraea pseudepaea; Dudgeon, 1909
Synonyms
	Acraea (Actinote) pseudepaea; Acraea althoffi pseudepaea;

Last updated August 11, 2025

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]

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]

References

↑ Dudgeon, G.C. 1909. [Communication.]. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London 1909: 50-54.
↑ Acraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
↑ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Dudgeon, G.C. 1909. [Communication.]. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London 1909: 50-54.

[funet-2] Acraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-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 Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine

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