Pseudacraea rubrobasalis

Pseudacraea rubrobasalis, the lesser variable false acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2]

Pseudacraea rubrobasalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Pseudacraea
Species:
P. rubrobasalis
Binomial name
Pseudacraea rubrobasalis
Synonyms
  • Pseudacraea dolomena var. rubrobasalis Aurivillius, 1903

Description edit

Very similar to Pseudacraea dolomena q.v. for differentiation.

Biology edit

The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Afrosersalisia species.

References edit

  1. ^ "Pseudacraea Westwood, [1850]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini