Pseudacraea boisduvali
| Boisduval’s False Acraea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Pseudacraea |
| Species: | P. boisduvali |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudacraea boisduvali (Doubleday, 1845)[1] | |
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Boisduval’s False Acraea (Pseudacraea boisduvali) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in most of Africa, except the north-western quarter.
The wingspan is 65–70 mm for males and 75–88 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from January to May.[2]
The larvae feed on Chrysophyllum, Mimusops (including M. obovata and M. zeyheri), Manilkara discolor and Englerophytum (including E. magalismontanum and E. natalense).
Subspecies
- Pseudacraea boisduvali boisduvali (Sierra Leone to Zaire, Angola, Uganda, Sudan, western Kenya)
- Pseudacraea boisduvali trimenii Butler, 1874 (Port St Johns to KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, eastern Kenya)
- Pseudacraea boisduvali sayonis Ungemach, 1932 (southern Ethiopia)
- Pseudacraea boisduvali marsabitensis Jackson & Howarth, 1957 (Marsabit, Kulal, Mount Nyiro)
- Pseudacraea boisduvali pemba Kielland, 1990 (Pemba Island)
Mimicry
Pseudacraea boisduvali is, with Acraea egina and Graphium ridleyanus, a member of a mimicry complex.
References
- ↑ Pseudacraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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