Acraea pseudatolmis, the false scarlet acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is mostly found in eastern Zimbabwe.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. pseudatolmis
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Description edit
Very similar to Acraea nohara qv. for differences.
Biology edit
The habitat consists of montane grassland.
Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Basananthe sandersonii and Tricliceras longipedunculatum.
Taxonomy edit
The species group is undetermined - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
References edit
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- ^ Eltringham, H. 1912. A monograph of the African species of the genus Acraea Fab., with a supplement on those of the Oriental Region. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1912: 1-374.
- ^ "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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