Acraea satis
| Acraea satis | |
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| Acraea satis in Seitz Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Acraeini |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. satis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea satis Ward, 1871[1] | |
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The East Coast Acraea (Acraea satis) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya.
The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 55–70 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April, with peaks in February and early March in southern Africa. There are several generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Urera hypsilodendron and Urera trinervis in eastern Africa.
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