Acraea cerasa

Acraea cerasa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. cerasa
Binomial name
Acraea cerasa
Hewitson, 1861[1]
Synonyms
  • Hyalites cerasa (Hewitson, 1861)
  • Acraea cerasa kigezia Howarth, 1959
  • Acraea unimaculata Grose-Smith, 1898

The Tree Top Acraea (Acraea cerasa) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in most of south-eastern Africa.

The wingspan is 32–38 mm for males and 37–45 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from October to April. It is very scarce in dry months.[2]

The larvae feed on Rawsonia lucida and Drypetes gerrardii.

Subspecies

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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