Acraea pseudepaea
Appearance
Acraea pseudepaea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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
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