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
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| Binomial name | |
| Acraea pseudepaea | |
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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
External links
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