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Acraea acuta

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Acraea acuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. acuta
Binomial name
Acraea acuta
Synonyms
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea (Actinote) acuta
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. flava Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. alba Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. chrysippina Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. handmani Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. cottrelli Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. australis Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. reducta Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. radiata Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. rubrobasalis Howarth, 1969

Acraea acuta is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[3]

Subspecies

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  • Acraea acuta acuta (Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
  • Acraea acuta ngorongoro Kielland, 1990 (northern Tanzania)
  • Acraea acuta nigromaculata Kielland, 1990 (north-eastern Tanzania)
  • Acraea acuta rubrobasalis Kielland, 1990 (north-eastern Tanzania)

Taxonomy

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

Biology

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The habitat consists of montane forests and mountain summits with evergreen shrubs. The larvae probably feed on Urera species.


References

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  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
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