Acraea jodutta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Acraea
Species:
A. jodutta
Binomial name
Acraea jodutta
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio jodutta Fabricius, 1793
  • Acraea (Actinote) jodutta
  • Acraea carmentis Doubleday, 1847
  • Acraea flava Dewitz, 1879
  • Planema dorotheae Sharpe, 1902
  • Acraea jodutta f. interjecta Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea jodutta f. subfulva Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea jodutta f. castanea Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea jodutta f. joduttana Strand, 1914
  • Acraea jodutta ab. integra Schultze, 1923
  • Acraea jodutta ab. clara Ungemach, 1932

Acraea jodutta, the Jodutta Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Fleurya, Urera, Pouzolzia and Boehmeria species.

Subspecies

References

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  1. ^ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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