Acraea caldarena

Acraea caldarena

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Acraeini
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. caldarena
Binomial name
*Acraea caldarena* Hewitson, 1877^[1]
Synonyms
Telchinia nero Butler, 1883 Acraea (Acraea) caldarena Acraea amphimalla Westwood, 1881 Acraea dircaea Westwood, 1881 Acraea caldarena recaldana Suffert, 1904 Acraea caldarena ab. mediofasciata Neustetter, 1916 Acraea leucopyga latiapicalis Joicey and Talbot, 1921 Acraea caldarena caldarena f. pallida Le Doux, 1923 Acraea caldarena necessaria Le Doux, 1923 Acraea caldarena necessaria f. obscuroides Le Doux, 1923 Acraea caldarena necessaria f. decepta Le Doux, 1923 Acraea caldarena necessaria f. kohambullensis Le Doux, 1923 Acraea caldarena intermedia f. marginipunctata Le Doux, 1931 Acraea oncaea var. neluska Oberthür, 1878 Acraea ombria Weymer, 1892

The Black Tip Acraea or Black-tipped Acraea (Acraea caldarena) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern and south-eastern Africa.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm for males and 45–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from August to April in southern Africa.^[2]

The larvae feed on Passifloraceae species, including Tricicleras longepedunculata and Adenia species.

Subspecies

Acraea caldarena caldarena (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola, southern Zaire (Shaba), Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya)
Acraea caldarena neluska Oberthür, 1878 (coast of eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania)

References

↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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External links

Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 55 d caldarena caldarena and caldarena neluska (erore nelusca)
Acraea caldarena Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
Acraea caldarena Dominique Bernaud image collection
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Images representing Acraea caldarena neluska at Bold

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