Acraea pseudegina

Acraea pseudegina is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Mating

Acraea pseudegina
Specimen from Somalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. pseudegina
Binomial name
Acraea pseudegina
Westwood, 1852
Synonyms
  • Acraea abadima Ribbe, 1889
  • Acraea clarei Neave, 1904
  • Acraea natalica pseudegina f. stephanophora Le Cerf, 1927
  • Acraea natalica abadima f. inexpectata Le Doux, 1931

Description

Acraea pseudegina has a wingspan reaching about 45–55 millimetres (1.8–2.2 in). In this quite variable species the uppersides of the forewings are usually smoky black, with some black spots. Fringes are black except on the inner margins of both wings where they are yellowish. The uppersides of the hindwings have brick-red colour. An irregular row of nine spots shown by transparency from the underside crosses the discal area of the wings. The underside is similar to the upperside, but there is a series of black marking on the edge of the hindwings.

Distribution

This species can be found in Senegal, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, western Kenya, Somalia and southern Ethiopia.

Biology

The larvae feed on Passiflora and Cephalomma species.

References


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