Acraea uvui uvui (Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to Ituri and Kivu, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, northern Tanzania)
Acraea uvui balina Karsch, 1892 (Nigeria, Cameroon, highlands of Angola)
Descriptionedit
Wingspan 30–34 mm. Forewing black. A subapical patch of tawny red narrow in 10, 9, and 6, and widened to about double the width in 5 and 4. A central inner marginal patch of the same colour occupying the central part of la and lb, rather more than the basal half of 2, extending slightly into 3 at its base, and into lower part of distal end of cell. Hindwing with a black triangular basal patch, central area tawny red often inclining to yellow at inner margin, somewhat indenting the basal patch at upperside of cell. Hind margin with a black border about 2 mm wide, its inner edge deeply indented by the red colour in 4 and 5, above this point somewhat convex, and below running horizontally across to inner margin. Underside very like that of bonasia alicia Forewing. Basal half pale reddish yellow with dusky indications of the basal black of upperside. The subapical patch ochre yellow, its proximal edge straight or even concave. Remainder of wing brownish black. Hindwing ochre yellow with a greenish tinge at base. Some irregular black at base of wing and a small basal spot in cell. At about the level of middle of cell a transverse band of irregular confluent black spots usually divisible into five rather large subquadrate marks in 7, cell, 1c, lb, and la. Hind marginal border as on upperside though occasionally slightly narrower. A marginal series of small white subtriangular spots.
Head and thorax black with two brownish tufts on collar. Abdomen black with very minute pale lateral spots and segmental lines. Claws unequal.[3]
A. uvui Sm. (56 b) is a small species and may be known by having the markings of the upper surface yellow-red (only at the inner margin of the hindwing light yellow) and the proximal edge of the hindmarginal spot of the fore wing straight and sharply defined; it covers the base of cellule 2 and also forms a small spot in 3 and in the apex of the cell. In the type-form the hindwing has on the underside no red streaks between the basal dots and no light stripes in the black marginal band; the subapical band of the fore wing is nearly straight. German and British East Africa; Uganda. - balina Karsch (56 b). Spots 4 and 5 of the subapical band of the forewing are elongate and the band consequently almost angled at vein 6; the hind- wing beneath with 1 or 2 red streaks or spots between the black dots in the cell and in cellule 8 and at least with indications of light streaks in the marginal band. Cameroons and Angola. - interruptella Strand is an intermediate form and is characterized by having the large black dots near the base of the hindwing beneath free and in cellule 8 absent and by the marginal band having yellow or reddish spots at the proximal end of the light marginal spots. German East Africa. [4]
Taxonomyedit
Acraea uvui is a member of the Acraea bonasiaspecies group; see Acraea. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [5]
Referencesedit
^ Grose-Smith, H. 1890 Descriptions of two new Species of Acraea from Mombasa Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 : 167-168
^. Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
^Eltringham, H. (1912) A monograph of the African species of the genus Acraea Fab., with a supplement on those of the Oriental Region. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1912:1-374.
^Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
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Acraea uvui the tiny acraea or tiny mountain acraea is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae It is found in Cameroon Angola northern Tanzania Kenya Rwanda Uganda Burundi and eastern Zaire The habitat consists of sub montane forests at altitudes ranging from 1 200 to 1 400 meters 2 Acraea uvuiScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeGenus AcraeaSpecies A uvuiBinomial nameAcraea uvuiGrose Smith 1890 1 SynonymsAcraea Actinote uvui Acraea minima Holland 1892 Acraea uvui ab interruptella Strand 1909 Acraea uvui f subsuffusa Stoneham 1936 Acraea balina Karsch 1892Adult males mud puddle and are also attracted to urine and animal excrement The larvae feed on Triumfetta species including T rhomboidea and T macrophylla and Sparmannia ricinocarpa Contents 1 Subspecies 2 Description 3 Description in Seitz 4 Taxonomy 5 References 6 External linksSubspecies editAcraea uvui uvui Democratic Republic of the Congo east to Ituri and Kivu Uganda Rwanda Burundi Kenya northern Tanzania Acraea uvui balina Karsch 1892 Nigeria Cameroon highlands of Angola Description editWingspan 30 34 mm Forewing black A subapical patch of tawny red narrow in 10 9 and 6 and widened to about double the width in 5 and 4 A central inner marginal patch of the same colour occupying the central part of la and lb rather more than the basal half of 2 extending slightly into 3 at its base and into lower part of distal end of cell Hindwing with a black triangular basal patch central area tawny red often inclining to yellow at inner margin somewhat indenting the basal patch at upperside of cell Hind margin with a black border about 2 mm wide its inner edge deeply indented by the red colour in 4 and 5 above this point somewhat convex and below running horizontally across to inner margin Underside very like that of bonasia alicia Forewing Basal half pale reddish yellow with dusky indications of the basal black of upperside The subapical patch ochre yellow its proximal edge straight or even concave Remainder of wing brownish black Hindwing ochre yellow with a greenish tinge at base Some irregular black at base of wing and a small basal spot in cell At about the level of middle of cell a transverse band of irregular confluent black spots usually divisible into five rather large subquadrate marks in 7 cell 1c lb and la Hind marginal border as on upperside though occasionally slightly narrower A marginal series of small white subtriangular spots Head and thorax black with two brownish tufts on collar Abdomen black with very minute pale lateral spots and segmental lines Claws unequal 3 Description in Seitz edit nbsp Seitz Fauna AfricanaTaf 56For a key to the terms used see Glossary of entomology terms A uvui Sm 56 b is a small species and may be known by having the markings of the upper surface yellow red only at the inner margin of the hindwing light yellow and the proximal edge of the hindmarginal spot of the fore wing straight and sharply defined it covers the base of cellule 2 and also forms a small spot in 3 and in the apex of the cell In the type form the hindwing has on the underside no red streaks between the basal dots and no light stripes in the black marginal band the subapical band of the fore wing is nearly straight German and British East Africa Uganda balina Karsch 56 b Spots 4 and 5 of the subapical band of the forewing are elongate and the band consequently almost angled at vein 6 the hind wing beneath with 1 or 2 red streaks or spots between the black dots in the cell and in cellule 8 and at least with indications of light streaks in the marginal band Cameroons and Angola interruptella Strand is an intermediate form and is characterized by having the large black dots near the base of the hindwing beneath free and in cellule 8 absent and by the marginal band having yellow or reddish spots at the proximal end of the light marginal spots German East Africa 4 Taxonomy editAcraea uvui is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group see Acraea See also Pierre amp Bernaud 2014 5 References edit Grose Smith H 1890 Descriptions of two new Species of Acraea from Mombasa Ann Mag Nat Hist 6 5 167 168 Afrotropical Butterflies Nymphalidae Tribe Acraeini Archived from the original on 2012 08 10 Retrieved 2012 06 05 Eltringham H 1912 A monograph of the African species of the genus Acraea Fab with a supplement on those of the Oriental Region Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1912 1 374 Aurivillius P O C 1908 1924 In Seitz A Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13 Abt 2 Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge Die afrikanischen Tagfalter 1925 613 Seiten 80 Tafeln The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13 Alfred Kernen Verlag Stuttgart nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Pierre amp Bernau 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdfExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acraea uvui 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