Acraea atolmis

Acraea atolmis
Acraea atolmis figure 5
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. atolmis
Binomial name
Acraea atolmis
Westwood, 1881[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) atolmis
  • Acraea acontias Westwood, 1881
  • Acraea (Telchinia) luxi Rogenhofer, 1890
  • Acraea acontias ab. decora Weymer, 1901
  • Acraea atolmis ab. nigra Neustetter, 1916
  • Acraea atolmis f. westwoodi van Son, 1963

Acraea atolmis, the Scarlet Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in western Zimbabwe, Botswana, northern Namibia, western Zambia, the southern and western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of deciduous woodland.

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Triumfetta species.

References

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

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