Pseudacraea eurytus
Pseudacraea eurytus |
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Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
Class: |
Insecta |
Order: |
Lepidoptera |
Family: |
Nymphalidae |
Genus: |
Pseudacraea |
Species: |
P. eurytus |
Binomial name |
Pseudacraea eurytus (Linnaeus, 1758) [1] |
Synonyms |
- Papilio eurytus Linnaeus, 1758
- Papilio hirce Drury, [1782]
- Pseudacraea imitator Trimen, 1873
- Diadema ruhama Hewitson, 1872
- Pseudacraea simulator Butler, 1873
- Pseudacraea fulvaria Butler, 1874
- Pseudacraea striata Butler, 1874
- Pseudacraea metaplanema Butler, 1874
- Pseudacraea epigea Butler, 1874
- Pseudacraea theorini Aurivillius, 1891
- Pseudacraea theorini var. consanguinea Aurivillius, 1894
- Pseudacraea eurytus ab. bicolor Aurivillius, 1899
- Pseudacraea karschi Fruhstorfer, 1903
- Pseudacraea hobleyi Neave, 1904
- Pseudacraea tirikensis Neave, 1904
- Pseudacraea terra Neave, 1904
- Pseudacraea obscura Neave, 1904
- Pseudacraea togoensis Bartel, 1905
- Pseudacraea impleta Grünberg, 1910
- Pseudacraea ruwenzorica Grünberg, 1911
- Pseudacraea fickei f. occidentalis Aurivillius, 1912
- Pseudacraea eurytus hobleyi f. poggeoides Poulton, 1913
- Pseudacraea theorini ab. epigeoides Strand, 1914
- Pseudacraea theorini ab. obtusidentata Strand, 1914
- Pseudacraea ruhama ab. latefasciata Schultze, 1920
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. opisthoxantha Carpenter, 1924
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. kuenowoides Carpenter, 1930
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. schubotzoides Carpenter, 1935
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. stavelioides Carpenter, 1949
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. hemixantha Carpenter, 1949
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. infumata Carpenter, 1949
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. grisea Carpenter, 1949
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. jacksoni Carpenter, 1949
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. nigralba Hecq, 1991
- Pseudacraea fulvaria f. fontainei Hecq, 1991
- Pseudacraea striata f. knoopi Hecq, 1991
- Pseudacraea simulator Grose-Smith, 1889
- Pseudacraea fickei Weymer, 1907
- Pseudacraea rogersi Trimen, 1909
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. mlanjensis Carpenter, 1920
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. victoris Eltringham, 1929
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. rufobrunnea Carpenter and Jackson, 1950
- Pseudacraea conradti Oberthür, 1893
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. pondo Carpenter, 1949
- Pseudacraea eurytus f. chionea van Son, 1979
- Pseudacraea mimoras Ungemach, 1932
- Pseudacraea mimoras f. lachesis Ungemach, 1932
- Pseudacraea epaeoides Ungemach, 1932
- Pseudacraea striata youbdonis Ungemach, 1932
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Pseudacraea eurytus, known as the False Wanderer, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Africa.
The wingspan is 60–68 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, but mainly from December to May. There is a strong peak in late summer.[2]
The larvae feed on Mimusops obovata, Englerophytum magalismontanum, E. natalense and Chrysophyllum viridifolium.
Subspecies
- Pseudacraea eurytus eurytus (southern Senegal (Casamance) to Cameroon, Angola, Zaire, southern Sudan, Uganda, west of the Rift Valley in western Kenya and western Tanzania)
- Pseudacraea eurytus imitator Trimen, 1873 (South Africa, southern Mozambique)
- Pseudacraea eurytus conradti Oberthür, 1893 (Kenya: east of the Rift Valley, eastern Tanzania, Malawi, northern Mozambique)
- Pseudacraea eurytus obscura Neave, 1904 (Uganda)
- Pseudacraea eurytus mimoras Ungemach, 1932 (south-western Ethiopia)
References
- ↑ Pseudacraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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