Acraea acara
| Acara acraea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. acara |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea acara Hewitson, [1865] | |
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The acara acraea (Acraea acara) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Katanga in the southern D.R.C., Malawi, Tanzania, and eastern Kenya. The habitat consists of forests and woodland.[1]
The wingspan is 55–66 mm for males and 60–72 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas, with a peak from November to March. There are multiple generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Passiflora edulis, Passiflora incarnata, and Adenia glauca.
Subspecies
- Acraea acara acara (eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province)
- Acraea acara melanophanes Le Cerf, 1927 (northern Namibia)
References
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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