Acraea johnstoni

Acraea johnstoni
Acraea johnstoni figure 29
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. johnstoni
Binomial name
Acraea johnstoni Godman, 1885[1]
Synonyms
Acraea (Actinote) johnstoni Planema confusa Rogenhofer, 1891 Planema telekiana Rogenhofer, 1891 Acraea proteina Oberthür, 1893 Acraea proteina var. flavescens Oberthür, 1893 Acraea proteina var. semialbescens Oberthür, 1893 Acraea proteina var. fulvescens Oberthür, 1893 Acraea proteina var. semifulvescens Oberthür, 1893 Acraea octobalia Karsch, 1894 Acraea silvicola Richelmann, 1913 Acraea johnstoni f. valdemaculosa Carpenter, 1932 Acraea johnstoni f. pretiosa Carpenter, 1932

Acraea johnstoni, Johnston’s Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, western Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.^[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Pouzolzia parasitica, Urera trinervis, Laportea and Boehmeria species.

References

1. Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 57 d
• Images representing Acraea johnstoni at Bold.
• Images representing Acraea johnstoni f. fulvescens at Bold.
• Images representing Acraea johnstoni johnstoni at Bold.
• Acraea johnstoni butleri at Pteron