Acraea acuta
Species of butterfly
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Acraea acuta is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[3]
| Acraea acuta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. acuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea acuta | |
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Subspecies
- Acraea acuta acuta (Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
- Acraea acuta ngorongoro Kielland, 1990 (northern Tanzania)
- Acraea acuta nigromaculata Kielland, 1990 (north-eastern Tanzania)
- Acraea acuta rubrobasalis Kielland, 1990 (north-eastern Tanzania)
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea jodutta species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
Biology
The habitat consists of montane forests and mountain summits with evergreen shrubs. The larvae probably feed on Urera species.
