Pseudacraea poggei
| Pseudacraea poggei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Pseudacraea |
| Species: | P. poggei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudacraea poggei (Dewitz, 1879)[1] | |
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Pseudacraea poggei, the False Monarch or Monarch False Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Angola, Namibia (Caprivi), northern Zambia, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba) and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of woodland.
Adults mimic Danaus chrysippus and have a similar flight pattern, but it is slightly faster.
The larvae feed on Chrysophyllum bangweolense.
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- ↑ Pseudacraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Limenitidini
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