Acraea acerata
Acraea acerata | |
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Acraea acerata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. acerata |
Binomial name | |
Acraea acerata Hewitson, 1874[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Acraea acerata, the Falls Acraea or Small Yellow-banded Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique, north-western Zimbabwe, northern Botswana and northern Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of disturbed areas in the forest zone, usually near water or in riverine bush.
Both sexes show colour and pattern variation.
The larvae feed on Merremia hederaca, Lepistemon owariense, Solanum, Passiflora, Vernonia, Ipomoea (including Ipomoea whytei, Ipomoea repens and Ipomoea batatas) and possibly Zea species.
Taxonomy
Acraea acerata is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group see Acraea.
References
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- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 56 a also (a) as vinidia
- Images at Bold