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Pseudacraea eurytus
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P. eurytus
Binomial name
Pseudacraea eurytus
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

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

  1. ^ Pseudacraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.