Pseudacraea imerina

Pseudacraea imerina

"Pseudacraea imerina" is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros.
Pseudacraea imerina "hiding" in the leaf litter Really bad camouflage, 1/10. I'd give it a 0 if not for its pretty blue pattern. Fall,Geotagged,Madagascar,Pseudacraea imerina

Appearance

For a key to the terms used, see :Glossary of entomology terms..
"glaucina" group -the only species of this group differs very considerably from all others and is quite isolated.
"P. glaucina" Guen. Forewing black with two large green spots at the base of cellules 1 b and 2; cell short, green with three black spots at the anterior margin; midway between the cell and the apex of the wing 5 small, free green spots in cellules 3-6 and 9, arranged in a curve; small greenish submarginal dots. Hindwing unicolorous black above, with a triangular chalk-white spot at the costal margin in cellule 7 and very small whitish submarginal dots; beneath dark grey, at the distal margin blackish and at the hindmargin yellowish white to beyond the middle. Madagascar; rare.

Naming

*"Pseudacraea imerina imerina"
⤷ "Pseudacraea imerina anjouana" Collins, 1991

Behavior

The habitat consists of forests.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusPseudacraea
SpeciesP. imerina
Photographed in
Madagascar