Acraea acara
| Acara Acraea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. acara |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea acara Hewitson, [1865] | |
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The Acara Acraea (Acraea acara) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), Malawi, Tanzania, and eastern Kenya. The habitat consists of forests and woodland.[1]
The wingspan is 55–66 mm for males and 60–72 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas, with a peak from November to March. There are multiple generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Passiflora edulis, Passiflora incarnata, and Adenia glauca.
Subspecies
- Acraea acara acara (eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province)
- Acraea acara melanophanes Le Cerf, 1927 (northern Namibia)
References
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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