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Pseudacraea poggei

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Pseudacraea poggei

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Pseudacraea dolomena, Pseudacraea eurytus, Pseudacraea boisduvali, Pseudacraea lucretia, Pseudacraea

Pseudacraea poggei, the false monarch or monarch false acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Angola, Namibia (Caprivi), northern Zambia, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba) and western Tanzania. The habitat consists of woodland.

Adults mimic Danaus chrysippus and have a similar flight pattern, but it is slightly faster.

The larvae feed on Chrysophyllum bangweolense.

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Pseudacraea poggei Wikipedia


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