Pseudacraea deludens


Pseudacraea deludens is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of montane forests.
In flight, the nominate subspecies is almost impossible to distinguish from its model, Amauris echeria. Subspecies morogoro mimics Amauris echeria serica, subspecies tanganyikae mimics Amauris echeria terrena and subspecies reducta mimics Amauris albimaculata hanningtoni
The larvae feed on Chrysophyllum gorungosanum.

Subspecies

  • Pseudacraea deludens deludens
  • Pseudacraea deludens amaurina Neustetter, 1928
  • Pseudacraea deludens ducarmei Hecq, 1990
  • Pseudacraea deludens echerioides Talbot, 1941
  • Pseudacraea deludens morogoro Kielland, 1990
  • Pseudacraea deludens murphyi Hecq, 1991
  • Pseudacraea deludens reducta Kielland, 1990
  • Pseudacraea deludens rwandaensis Hecq, 1991
  • Pseudacraea deludens tanganyikae Kielland, 1990
  • Pseudacraea deludens terrena Jackson, 1956