Acraea issoria

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Yellow Coster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Acraeinae Genus: Acraea Species: A. issoria
Binomial name
Acraea issoria (Hübner,1819)

The Yellow Coster (Acraea issoria) is a small leathery winged butterfly. This species and the The Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore) are the only two Indian representatives of the predominantly African sub-family Acraeinae.

Contents 1 Description 1.1 Male 1.2 Female 2 Distribution 3 Habitat 4 Habits 5 Life cycle 5.1 Larva 5.2 Pupa 6 Cited references 7 Other references 8 See also 9 External links

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[edit] Male

[edit] Female

[edit] Distribution

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[edit] Habits

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[edit] Larva

[edit] Pupa

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[edit] Other references

• Bingham, C.T.(1905) Fauna of British India. Butterflies. Volume 1.
• Wynter-Blyth, M.A., (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.

[edit] See also

• Nymphalidae
• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)

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