Pseudacraea kuenowii
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Pseudacraea kuenowii, or Kuenow's false acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults mimic Acraea elongata.[citation needed]
Subspecies
- Pseudacraea kuenowii kuenowii (southern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
- Pseudacraea kuenowii burgessi Jackson, 1951 (Uganda: slopes of Mount Elgon, Kenya: slopes of Mount Elgon)
- Pseudacraea kuenowii gottbergi Dewitz, 1884 (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Pseudacraea kuenowii hypoxantha Jordan, 1911 (Uganda)
- Pseudacraea kuenowii kigezi Jackson, 1956 (Uganda: west to the Kigezi and Ankole districts)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Pseudacraea kuenowii.
- ^ "Pseudacraea Westwood, [1850]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini