Pseudacraea poggei
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Pseudacraea poggei, the false monarch or monarch false acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola, Namibia (Caprivi), northern Zambia, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba) and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of woodland.
Adults mimic Danaus chrysippus and have a similar flight pattern, but it is slightly faster.
The larvae feed on Chrysophyllum bangweolense.
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- ^ Pseudacraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini