Acraea acuta

Acraea acuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. acuta
Binomial name
*Acraea acuta* Howarth, 1969^[1]
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 Nymphalidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of montane forests and mountain summits with evergreen shrubs.

The larvae probably feed on Urera species.

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)

References

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Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea acuta

↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini

External links

Acraea acuta Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
Acraea acuta Image collection Dominique Bernaud
Images representing Acraea acuta at Bold

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