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Pseudacraea boisduvali

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Pseudacraea boisduvali

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Pseudacraea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Pseudacraea, Pseudacraea lucretia, Pseudacraea eurytus, Pseudacraea semire, Pseudacraea dolomena

Pseudacraea boisduvali, or Boisduval's false acraea, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in most of Africa, except the north-western quarter.

Contents

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.

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 boisduvali Wikipedia
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