Pseudacraea eurytus

Pseudacraea eurytus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Pseudacraea
Species: P. eurytus
Binomial name
Pseudacraea eurytus
(Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio eurytus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio hirce Drury, [1782]
  • Pseudacraea imitator Trimen, 1873
  • Diadema ruhama Hewitson, 1872
  • Pseudacraea simulator Butler, 1873
  • Pseudacraea fulvaria Butler, 1874
  • Pseudacraea striata Butler, 1874
  • Pseudacraea metaplanema Butler, 1874
  • Pseudacraea epigea Butler, 1874
  • Pseudacraea theorini Aurivillius, 1891
  • Pseudacraea theorini var. consanguinea Aurivillius, 1894
  • Pseudacraea eurytus ab. bicolor Aurivillius, 1899
  • Pseudacraea karschi Fruhstorfer, 1903
  • Pseudacraea hobleyi Neave, 1904
  • Pseudacraea tirikensis Neave, 1904
  • Pseudacraea terra Neave, 1904
  • Pseudacraea obscura Neave, 1904
  • Pseudacraea togoensis Bartel, 1905
  • Pseudacraea impleta Grünberg, 1910
  • Pseudacraea ruwenzorica Grünberg, 1911
  • Pseudacraea fickei f. occidentalis Aurivillius, 1912
  • Pseudacraea eurytus hobleyi f. poggeoides Poulton, 1913
  • Pseudacraea theorini ab. epigeoides Strand, 1914
  • Pseudacraea theorini ab. obtusidentata Strand, 1914
  • Pseudacraea ruhama ab. latefasciata Schultze, 1920
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. opisthoxantha Carpenter, 1924
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. kuenowoides Carpenter, 1930
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. schubotzoides Carpenter, 1935
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. stavelioides Carpenter, 1949
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. hemixantha Carpenter, 1949
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. infumata Carpenter, 1949
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. grisea Carpenter, 1949
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. jacksoni Carpenter, 1949
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. nigralba Hecq, 1991
  • Pseudacraea fulvaria f. fontainei Hecq, 1991
  • Pseudacraea striata f. knoopi Hecq, 1991
  • Pseudacraea simulator Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Pseudacraea fickei Weymer, 1907
  • Pseudacraea rogersi Trimen, 1909
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. mlanjensis Carpenter, 1920
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. victoris Eltringham, 1929
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. rufobrunnea Carpenter and Jackson, 1950
  • Pseudacraea conradti Oberthür, 1893
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. pondo Carpenter, 1949
  • Pseudacraea eurytus f. chionea van Son, 1979
  • Pseudacraea mimoras Ungemach, 1932
  • Pseudacraea mimoras f. lachesis Ungemach, 1932
  • Pseudacraea epaeoides Ungemach, 1932
  • Pseudacraea striata youbdonis Ungemach, 1932

Pseudacraea eurytus, known as the False Wanderer, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Africa.

The wingspan is 60–68 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from December to May. There is a strong peak in late summer.[2]

The larvae feed on Mimusops obovata, Englerophytum magalismontanum, E. natalense and Chrysophyllum viridifolium.

Subspecies

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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