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(Redirected from Acraea rubrobasalis) Species of butterfly

Acraea acuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. acuta
Binomial name
Acraea acuta
Howarth, 1969
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.

Subspecies

  • 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

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

Biology

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


References

  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

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Taxon identifiers
Acraea acuta


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