Pseudacraea kuenowii

Updated on Dec 26, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pseudacraea

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)

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