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Species of butterfly
Acraea acuta
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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Class:
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Insecta
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Order:
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Lepidoptera
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Family:
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Nymphalidae
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Genus:
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Acraea
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Species:
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A. acuta
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Binomial name
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Acraea acuta
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Synonyms
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- Acraea ansorgei acuta Howarth, 1969
- Acraea (Actinote) acuta
- Acraea ansorgei acuta f. flava Howarth, 1969
- Acraea ansorgei acuta f. alba Howarth, 1969
- Acraea ansorgei acuta f. chrysippina Howarth, 1969
- Acraea ansorgei acuta f. handmani Howarth, 1969
- Acraea ansorgei acuta f. cottrelli Howarth, 1969
- Acraea ansorgei acuta f. australis Howarth, 1969
- Acraea ansorgei acuta f. reducta Howarth, 1969
- Acraea ansorgei acuta f. radiata Howarth, 1969
- Acraea ansorgei acuta f. rubrobasalis Howarth, 1969
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Acraea acuta is a
butterfly in the family
Nymphalidae. It is found in
Tanzania,
Malawi and
Zambia.
[3]
Subspecies
- Acraea acuta acuta (Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
- Acraea acuta ngorongoro Kielland, 1990 (northern Tanzania)
- Acraea acuta nigromaculata Kielland, 1990 (north-eastern Tanzania)
- Acraea acuta rubrobasalis Kielland, 1990 (north-eastern Tanzania)
Taxonomy
It is a member of the
Acraea jodutta
species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014
[4]
Biology
The habitat consists of montane forests and mountain summits with evergreen shrubs. The larvae probably feed on
Urera species.
References
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