Pseudacraea dolomena
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Pseudacraea dolomena, the Variable False Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
It mimics Bematistes species, but is not a very good mimic. It is probably more reliant on its more powerful flight for protection from predators.
In flight, the nominate subspecies is almost impossible to distinguish from its model, Amauris echeria. Subspecies morogoro mimics Amauris echeria serica, ssp. tanganyikae mimics Amauris echeria terrena and ssp. reducta mimics Amauris albimaculata hanningtoni
The larvae feed on Pachystela subcaudata and Afrosersalisia species.
Subspecies
- Pseudacraea dolomena dolomena (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia)
- Pseudacraea dolomena albostriata Lathy, 1906 (Uganda: Lake Victoria)
- Pseudacraea dolomena congoensis Jackson, 1951 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Pseudacraea dolomena elgonensis Jackson, 1951 (Uganda: east to the western slopes of Mount Elgon, Kenya: slopes of Mount Elgon)
- Pseudacraea dolomena kayonza Jackson, 1956 (Uganda: south-west to Kigezi)
- Pseudacraea dolomena usagarae Staudinger, 1891 (north-eastern Tanzania)
References
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- ^ Pseudacraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini