Pseudacraea lucretia lucretia Insect Tropical Butterfly Nymphalid

Description

Sex : M

Origin : RCA (Maka)

Pseudacraea lucretia lucretia one wing lenght cm 3-3.5 Tropical Insect Brushed-Footed or Four-Footed Butterfly.
Common name: The False Diadem or False Chief.

It is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Africa.
The wingspan is 60–72 mm for males and 65–68 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from January to July.
The larvae feed on Mimusops obovata, Mimusops zeheri, Mimusops caffra, Englerophytum magalismontanum, E. natalense and Chrysophyllum viridifolium.
Subspecies
Pseudacraea lucretia lucretia
Pseudacraea lucretia apaturoides
Pseudacraea lucretia comorana
Pseudacraea lucretia expansa
Pseudacraea lucretia gamae
Pseudacraea lucretia karthalae
Pseudacraea lucretia protracta
Pseudacraea lucretia tarquinia
Pseudacraea lucretia walensensis
Synonyms: Panopaea apaturoides, Panopea expansa, Panopea heliogenes, Panopea protracta, Panopea tarquinea, Panopea tarquinia, Panopea walensensis, Papilio lucretia, Papilio sulpitia, Pseudacraea apaturoides, Pseudacraea comorana, Pseudacraea delagoae, Pseudacraea drusilla, Pseudacraea gamae, Pseudacraea serena.