Acraea acerata

Acraea acerata
Acraea acerata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. acerata
Binomial name
Acraea acerata
Hewitson, 1874[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) acerata
  • Acraea vinidia Hewitson, 1874
  • Acraea tenella Rogenhofer, 1891
  • Telchinia tenella
  • Acraea abbotti Holland, 1892
  • Acraea brahmsi Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea vinidia diavina Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea pullula Grünberg, 1911
  • Acraea vinidia ab. ruandae Grünberg, 1911
  • Acraea acerata vinidia ab. burigensis Strand, 1913
  • Acraea acerata tenella f. alluaudi Le Cerf, 1927
  • Acraea acerata hoursti Le Cerf, 1927
Iconotype (type illustration) plate from Hewitson's Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies

Acraea acerata, the Falls Acraea or Small Yellow-banded Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique, north-western Zimbabwe, northern Botswana and northern Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of disturbed areas in the forest zone, usually near water or in riverine bush.

Both sexes show colour and pattern variation.

The larvae feed on Merremia hederaca, Lepistemon owariense, Solanum, Passiflora, Vernonia, Ipomoea (including Ipomoea whytei, Ipomoea repens and Ipomoea batatas) and possibly Zea species.

Taxonomy

Acraea acerata is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group see Acraea.

References

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  1. ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini

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