Pseudacraea rubrobasalis

Pseudacraea rubrobasalis, the lesser variable false acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2]

Pseudacraea rubrobasalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Pseudacraea
Species:
P. rubrobasalis
Binomial name
Pseudacraea rubrobasalis
Synonyms
  • Pseudacraea dolomena var. rubrobasalis Aurivillius, 1903

Description

Very similar to Pseudacraea dolomena q.v. for differentiation.

Biology

The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Afrosersalisia species.

References
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  1. "Pseudacraea Westwood, [1850]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini


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