Acraea acuta

Acraea acuta is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests and mountain summits with evergreen shrubs.

Acraea acuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. acuta
Binomial name
Acraea acuta
Synonyms
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea (Actinote) acuta
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. flava Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. alba Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. chrysippina Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. handmani Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. cottrelli Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. australis Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. reducta Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. radiata Howarth, 1969
  • Acraea ansorgei acuta f. rubrobasalis Howarth, 1969

The larvae probably feed on Urera species.

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)

References
  1. "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-01.


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