Pseudacraea kuenowii

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Pseudacraea kuenowii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Pseudacraea
Species: P. kuenowii
Binomial name
Pseudacraea kuenowii
Dewitz, 1879[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudacraea gazengeli Oberthür, 1893
  • Pseudacraea kuenowi ab. ochreofasciata Schultze, 1920
  • Pseudacraea kunowi gottbergi f. overlaeti Berger, 1981
  • Pseudacraea kunowi kunowi f. oremansi Hecq, 1992
  • Pseudacraea gottbergi burgessi Jackson, 1951
  • Pseudacraea gottbergi burgessi f. albifascia Jackson, 1951
  • Pseudacraea gottbergi Dewitz, 1884
  • Pseudacraea kuenowi ab. neumanni Thurau, 1904

Pseudacraea kuenowii, Kuenow’s False Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults mimic Acraea elongata.

Subspecies

  • Pseudacraea kuenowii kuenowii (southern and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia)
  • Pseudacraea kuenowii burgessi Jackson, 1951 (Uganda: slopes of Mount Elgon, Kenya: slopes of Mount Elgon)
  • Pseudacraea kuenowii gottbergi Dewitz, 1884 (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, western Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Pseudacraea kuenowii hypoxantha Jordan, 1911 (Uganda)
  • Pseudacraea kuenowii kigezi Jackson, 1956 (Uganda: west to the Kigezi and Ankole districts)

References

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  1. ↑ Pseudacraea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini


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