Pseudacraea eurytus

Pseudacraea eurytus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Pseudacraea
Species:	P. eurytus
Binomial name
	Pseudacraea eurytus; (Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms
	Papilio eurytus Linnaeus, 1758; Papilio hirce Drury, [1782]; Pseudacraea imitator Trimen, 1873; Diadema ruhama Hewitson, 1872; Pseudacraea simulator Butler, 1873; Pseudacraea fulvaria Butler, 1874; Pseudacraea striata Butler, 1874; Pseudacraea metaplanema Butler, 1874; Pseudacraea epigea Butler, 1874; Pseudacraea theorini Aurivillius, 1891; Pseudacraea theorini var. consanguinea Aurivillius, 1894; Pseudacraea eurytus ab. bicolor Aurivillius, 1899; Pseudacraea karschi Fruhstorfer, 1903; Pseudacraea hobleyi Neave, 1904; Pseudacraea tirikensis Neave, 1904; Pseudacraea terra Neave, 1904; Pseudacraea obscura Neave, 1904; Pseudacraea togoensis Bartel, 1905; Pseudacraea impleta Grünberg, 1910; Pseudacraea ruwenzorica Grünberg, 1911; Pseudacraea fickei f. occidentalis Aurivillius, 1912; Pseudacraea eurytus hobleyi f. poggeoides Poulton, 1913; Pseudacraea theorini ab. epigeoides Strand, 1914; Pseudacraea theorini ab. obtusidentata Strand, 1914; Pseudacraea ruhama ab. latefasciata Schultze, 1920; Pseudacraea eurytus f. opisthoxantha Carpenter, 1924; Pseudacraea eurytus f. kuenowoides Carpenter, 1930; Pseudacraea eurytus f. schubotzoides Carpenter, 1935; Pseudacraea eurytus f. stavelioides Carpenter, 1949; Pseudacraea eurytus f. hemixantha Carpenter, 1949; Pseudacraea eurytus f. infumata Carpenter, 1949; Pseudacraea eurytus f. grisea Carpenter, 1949; Pseudacraea eurytus f. jacksoni Carpenter, 1949; Pseudacraea eurytus f. nigralba Hecq, 1991; Pseudacraea fulvaria f. fontainei Hecq, 1991; Pseudacraea striata f. knoopi Hecq, 1991; Pseudacraea simulator Grose-Smith, 1889; Pseudacraea fickei Weymer, 1907; Pseudacraea rogersi Trimen, 1909; Pseudacraea eurytus f. mlanjensis Carpenter, 1920; Pseudacraea eurytus f. victoris Eltringham, 1929; Pseudacraea eurytus f. rufobrunnea Carpenter and Jackson, 1950; Pseudacraea conradti Oberthür, 1893; Pseudacraea eurytus f. pondo Carpenter, 1949; Pseudacraea eurytus f. chionea van Son, 1979; Pseudacraea mimoras Ungemach, 1932; Pseudacraea mimoras f. lachesis Ungemach, 1932; Pseudacraea epaeoides Ungemach, 1932; Pseudacraea striata youbdonis Ungemach, 1932;

Pseudacraea eurytus, the false wanderer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa.

The wingspan is 60–68 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from December to May. There is a strong peak in late summer.^[2]

The larvae feed on Mimusops obovata, Englerophytum magalismontanum, E. natalense and Chrysophyllum viridifolium.

Subspecies

Pseudacraea eurytus eurytus (southern Senegal (Casamance) to Cameroon, Angola, Zaire, southern Sudan, Uganda, west of the Rift Valley in western Kenya and western Tanzania)
Pseudacraea eurytus imitator Trimen, 1873 (South Africa, southern Mozambique)
Pseudacraea eurytus conradti Oberthür, 1893 (Kenya: east of the Rift Valley, eastern Tanzania, Malawi, northern Mozambique)
Pseudacraea eurytus obscura Neave, 1904 (Uganda)
Pseudacraea eurytus mimoras Ungemach, 1932 (south-western Ethiopia)

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.

External links

Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 56 f as conradti

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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.

Pseudacraea eurytus


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Pseudacraea
Species:	P. eurytus
Binomial name
*Pseudacraea eurytus* (Linnaeus, 1758) ^[1]
Synonyms
Papilio eurytus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio hirce Drury, [1782] Pseudacraea imitator Trimen, 1873 Diadema ruhama Hewitson, 1872 Pseudacraea simulator Butler, 1873 Pseudacraea fulvaria Butler, 1874 Pseudacraea striata Butler, 1874 Pseudacraea metaplanema Butler, 1874 Pseudacraea epigea Butler, 1874 Pseudacraea theorini Aurivillius, 1891 Pseudacraea theorini var. consanguinea Aurivillius, 1894 Pseudacraea eurytus ab. bicolor Aurivillius, 1899 Pseudacraea karschi Fruhstorfer, 1903 Pseudacraea hobleyi Neave, 1904 Pseudacraea tirikensis Neave, 1904 Pseudacraea terra Neave, 1904 Pseudacraea obscura Neave, 1904 Pseudacraea togoensis Bartel, 1905 Pseudacraea impleta Grünberg, 1910 Pseudacraea ruwenzorica Grünberg, 1911 Pseudacraea fickei f. occidentalis Aurivillius, 1912 Pseudacraea eurytus hobleyi f. poggeoides Poulton, 1913 Pseudacraea theorini ab. epigeoides Strand, 1914 Pseudacraea theorini ab. obtusidentata Strand, 1914 Pseudacraea ruhama ab. latefasciata Schultze, 1920 Pseudacraea eurytus f. opisthoxantha Carpenter, 1924 Pseudacraea eurytus f. kuenowoides Carpenter, 1930 Pseudacraea eurytus f. schubotzoides Carpenter, 1935 Pseudacraea eurytus f. stavelioides Carpenter, 1949 Pseudacraea eurytus f. hemixantha Carpenter, 1949 Pseudacraea eurytus f. infumata Carpenter, 1949 Pseudacraea eurytus f. grisea Carpenter, 1949 Pseudacraea eurytus f. jacksoni Carpenter, 1949 Pseudacraea eurytus f. nigralba Hecq, 1991 Pseudacraea fulvaria f. fontainei Hecq, 1991 Pseudacraea striata f. knoopi Hecq, 1991 Pseudacraea simulator Grose-Smith, 1889 Pseudacraea fickei Weymer, 1907 Pseudacraea rogersi Trimen, 1909 Pseudacraea eurytus f. mlanjensis Carpenter, 1920 Pseudacraea eurytus f. victoris Eltringham, 1929 Pseudacraea eurytus f. rufobrunnea Carpenter and Jackson, 1950 Pseudacraea conradti Oberthür, 1893 Pseudacraea eurytus f. pondo Carpenter, 1949 Pseudacraea eurytus f. chionea van Son, 1979 Pseudacraea mimoras Ungemach, 1932 Pseudacraea mimoras f. lachesis Ungemach, 1932 Pseudacraea epaeoides Ungemach, 1932 Pseudacraea striata youbdonis Ungemach, 1932