| Acraea pseudepaea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. pseudepaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea pseudepaea Dudgeon, 1909 | |
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Acraea pseudepaea, Dudgeon's acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, eastern Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria.
Description
Very close to Acraea althoffi q.v for differences.
Biology
The habitat consists of forests.
Adult males mud-puddle.
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea oberthueri species group.- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014
References
- Dudgeon, G.C. 1909. . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London 1909: 50-54.
- Acraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
External links
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| Acraea pseudepaea | |
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