Acraea johnstoni

Acraea johnstoni
Acraea johnstoni figure 29
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. johnstoni
Binomial name
Acraea johnstoni
Godman, 1885[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) johnstoni
  • Planema confusa Rogenhofer, 1891
  • Planema telekiana Rogenhofer, 1891
  • Acraea proteina Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea proteina var. flavescens Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea proteina var. semialbescens Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea proteina var. fulvescens Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea proteina var. semifulvescens Oberthür, 1893
  • Acraea octobalia Karsch, 1894
  • Acraea silvicola Richelmann, 1913
  • Acraea johnstoni f. valdemaculosa Carpenter, 1932
  • Acraea johnstoni f. pretiosa Carpenter, 1932

Acraea johnstoni, Johnston’s Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, western Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

Adults are on wing year-round.

The larvae feed on Pouzolzia parasitica, Urera trinervis, Laportea and Boehmeria species.

References

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