Acraea acrita

Acraea acrita

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. acrita
Binomial name
*Acraea acrita* Hewitson, 1865
Synonyms
Acraea (Acraea) acrita Acraea acrita ab. pauperata Thurau, 1903 Acraea acrita ab. aquilia Thurau, 1903 Acraea acrita f. chaeribulula Strand, 1911 Acraea acrita ab. aquilina Strand, 1911 Acraea acrita f. msamwiae Strand, 1911 Acraea acrita f. lindica Strand, 1911 Acraea acrita ab. usaramensis Strand, 1911 Acraea acrita f. nyassicola Strand, 1911 Acraea acrita littoralis Eltringham, 1912 Acraea acrita f. megaspila Le Cerf, 1927 Acraea acrita acrita f. albomaculosa Le Doux, 1931 Acraea acrita acrita f. fusca Le Doux, 1932 Acraea acrita acrita f. nigromarginata Le Doux, 1932 Acraea ambigua Trimen, 1891 Acraea acrita var. bella Weymer, 1901

The Fiery Acraea (Acraea acrita) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in large parts of Africa.

The wingspan is 45–55 mm. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from February to June in southern Africa.^[1]

The larvae feed on Passifloraceae, including Adenia species.

Subspecies

Acraea acrita acrita (Uganda, southern Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa)
Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891 (Zambia, southern Angola, Botswana, northern Namibia)

Taxonomy

Acraea acrita is the nominate member of the Acraea acrita species group. The clade members are:

References

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

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