Acraea asema
| Acraea asema | |
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| Acraea asema and related species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. asema |
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| Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877[1] | |
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Acraea asema, the Speckled Orange Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Angola, Zimbabwe, central and south-eastern Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and southern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dry deciduous woodland.
Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Tricliceras species.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea asema |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 55 a
- Acraea necoda Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
- Acraea necoda Image collection Dominique Bernaud
- Images representing Acraea asema at Bold
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