Acraea aglaonice
| Clear-spotted acraea | |
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| In the Soutpansberg, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Acraeini |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. aglaonice |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881[1] | |
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The Clear-spotted acraea (Acraea aglaonice) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Zuland, Mozambique, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
The wingspan is 43–49 mm for males and 45–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks in early summer and autumn. There are multiple generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Passiflora edulis and Passiflora incarnata.
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External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 55 d
- Acraea aglaonice Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
- Acraea aglaonice Image collection Dominique Bernaud
- Images representing Acraea aglaonice at Bold
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