Pseudacraea boisduvali

Boisduval's false acraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Pseudacraea
Species:	P. boisduvali
Binomial name
	Pseudacraea boisduvali; (Doubleday, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
	Diadema boisduvalii Doubleday, 1845; Pseudacraea trimenii Butler, 1874; Pseudacraea boisduvali f. beatricia Stoneham, 1965; Pseudacraea boisduvali f. westwoodi Stoneham, 1965; Pseudacraea boisduvali f. marsabitensis Carpenter and Jackson, 1950; Pseudacraea colvillei Butler, 1884; Pseudacraea boisduvali var. deficiens Karsch, 1897;

Pseudacraea boisduvali, or Boisduval's false acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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, Mount 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 Westwood, [1850]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[1] "Pseudacraea Westwood, [1850]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.