Acraea induna
| Induna Acraea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Acraeini |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. induna |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea induna Trimen, 1895 | |
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The Induna Acraea (Acraea induna) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The habitat consists of woodland and montane grassland.[1]
The wingspan is 29–54 mm for males and 54–62 mm for females. Adults are on wing from March to May. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Aeschynomene nodulosa.
Subspecies
- Acraea induna induna (Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe: eastern highlands)
- Acraea induna salmontana (Henning & Henning, 1996) (only found in montane sourveld on the ridges of the Soutpansberg in the Limpopo Province)
References
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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