Acraea asema

Acraea asema
Acraea asema and related species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. asema
Binomial name
Acraea asema
Hewitson, 1877[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) asema
  • Acraea empusa Butler, 1894
  • Acraea asema f. despecta Le Doux, 1922
  • Acraea asema f. angustifasciata Le Doux, 1922
  • Acraea asema f. aspectasemoides Le Doux, 1922
  • Acraea asema f. dissimiloides Le Doux, 1922

Acraea asema, the Speckled Orange Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Angola, Zimbabwe, central and south-eastern Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and southern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dry deciduous woodland.

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Tricliceras species.

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