Pseudacraea boisduvali

Boisduval’s False Acraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Pseudacraea
Species: P. boisduvali
Binomial name
Pseudacraea boisduvali
(Doubleday, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
  • Diadema boisduvalii Doubleday, 1845
  • Pseudacraea trimenii Butler, 1874
  • Pseudacraea boisduvali f. beatricia Stoneham, 1965
  • Pseudacraea boisduvali f. westwoodi Stoneham, 1965
  • Pseudacraea boisduvali f. marsabitensis Carpenter and Jackson, 1950
  • Pseudacraea colvillei Butler, 1884
  • Pseudacraea boisduvali var. deficiens Karsch, 1897

Boisduval’s False Acraea (Pseudacraea boisduvali) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in most of Africa, except the north-western quarter.

The wingspan is 65–70 mm for males and 75–88 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from January to May.[2]

The larvae feed on Chrysophyllum, Mimusops (including M. obovata and M. zeyheri), Manilkara discolor and Englerophytum (including E. magalismontanum and E. natalense).

Subspecies


Mimicry

Pseudacraea boisduvali is, with Acraea egina and Graphium ridleyanus, a member of a mimicry complex.

References

  1. Pseudacraea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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