Acraea acuta is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[3]
| Acraea acuta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. acuta
|
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea acuta | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Subspecies
edit- 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
editIt is a member of the Acraea jodutta species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
Biology
editThe habitat consists of montane forests and mountain summits with evergreen shrubs. The larvae probably feed on Urera species.
References
edit- ^ Howarth, T.G., 1969 Some African Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera) Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B) 38 (11-12) : 141-156
- ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
External links
edit
Wikispecies has information related to Acraea acuta.
- Acraea acuta Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
- Acraea acuta Image collection Dominique Bernaud
- Images representing Acraea acuta at Bold
 | This Heliconiinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |