Acraea aglaonice

Clear-spotted acraea
In the Soutpansberg, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. aglaonice
Binomial name
Acraea aglaonice
Westwood, 1881[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) aglaonice
  • Acraea fenestrata Trimen, 1881
  • Acraea aglaonice ab. albofasciata Aurivillius, 1913
  • Acraea aglaonice f. leucaspis Wichgraf, 1914
  • Acraea aglaonice f. latimarginata van Son, 1963

The Clear-spotted acraea (Acraea aglaonice) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Zuland, Mozambique, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and Botswana.

The wingspan is 43–49 mm for males and 45–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks in early summer and autumn. There are multiple generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Passiflora edulis and Passiflora incarnata.

References

  1. ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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