Acraea acuta

Acraea acuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. acuta
Binomial name
	Acraea acuta; Howarth, 1969
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;

Acraea acuta is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.^[3]

Subspecies[]

It is a member of the Acraea jodutta species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 ^[4]

The habitat consists of montane forests and mountain summits with evergreen shrubs. The larvae probably feed on Urera species.

^ Howarth, T.G., 1969 Some African Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera) Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B) 38 (11-12) : 141-156
^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf

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