Acraea pseudatolmis

Acraea pseudatolmis
Acraea nohara pseudatolmis figure 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. pseudatolmis
Binomial name
Acraea pseudatolmis
Eltringham, 1912[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea nohara pseudatolmis Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea (Acraea) pseudatolmis

Acraea pseudatolmis, the False Scarlet Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is mostly found in eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland.

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Basananthe sandersonii and Tricliceras longipedunculatum.

References

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