Suvarna Garge (Editor)

Pseudacraea kuenowii

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pseudacraea

Pseudacraea kuenowii

Similar
  
Pseudacraea dolomena, Pseudacraea clarkii, Pseudacraea boisduvali, Pseudacraea semire, Pseudacraea lucretia

Pseudacraea kuenowii, or Kuenow's false acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.

Adults mimic Acraea elongata.

Subspecies

  • Pseudacraea kuenowii kuenowii (southern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
  • Pseudacraea kuenowii burgessi Jackson, 1951 (Uganda: slopes of Mount Elgon, Kenya: slopes of Mount Elgon)
  • Pseudacraea kuenowii gottbergi Dewitz, 1884 (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Pseudacraea kuenowii hypoxantha Jordan, 1911 (Uganda)
  • Pseudacraea kuenowii kigezi Jackson, 1956 (Uganda: west to the Kigezi and Ankole districts)

    • References

    Pseudacraea kuenowii Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics