Acraea horta
| Acraea horta | |
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| male, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. horta |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea horta (Linnaeus, 1764) | |
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Acraea horta or the Garden Acraea is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
It has a typical wingspan of 45–50 mm for males and 49–53 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but are more common from October to April.[1]
The larvae feed on Kiggelaria africana and Passiflora (including Passiflora coerulea, Passiflora manicata and Passiflora mollisima) and Tacsonia species.
Gallery
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Acraea horta pupa and larva
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Eggs of Acraea horta on Kiggelaria africana
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Acraea horta pupating on glass, which renders visible the spun silken mat that it grips
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Acraea horta seen from beneath, pupating on glass, showing details of the crochets gripping silk mat
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005
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