Pseudacraea warburgi explained

Pseudacraea warburgi, the incipient false acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda (from the western part of the country to the Bwamba Valley).[1]

Description

Very similar to Pseudacraea hostilia q.v. for differences.

Biology

The habitat consists of forest.

It is a mimic of an Acraea species.

The larvae feed on Strephanema, Manilkara and Combretum species.

Notes and References

  1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_limenitidini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini