Pseudacraea poggei
Pseudacraea poggei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Pseudacraea |
Species: | P. poggei |
Binomial name | |
Pseudacraea poggei | |
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Pseudacraea poggei, the false monarch or monarch false acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola, Namibia (Caprivi), northern Zambia, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba) and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of woodland.
Adults mimic Danaus chrysippus and have a similar flight pattern, but it is slightly faster.
The larvae feed on Chrysophyllum bangweolense.
References
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- ↑ Pseudacraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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