Acraea insignis

Acraea insignis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. insignis
Binomial name
Acraea insignis
Distant, 1880[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) insignis
  • Acraea buxtoni Hewitson, 1877
  • Acraea balbina Oberthür, 1888
  • Acraea insignis siginna Suffert, 1904

Acraea insignis, the Black-blotched Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers. Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Vitis, Gossypium, Adenia and Kiggelaria species. Young larvae are dark brownish moulting to orange brown at the third instar. The pupa is golden to orange lined with black.

Subspecies

References

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