Acraea pseudepaea
Species of butterfly
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Acraea pseudepaea, Dudgeon's acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, eastern Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria.[3]
| Acraea pseudepaea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. pseudepaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea pseudepaea | |
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Description
Very close to Acraea althoffi q.v for differences.
Biology
The habitat consists of forests.
Adult males mud-puddle.
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea oberthueri species group.- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
