Acraea boopis
| Acraea boopis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Acraeini |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. boopis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914[1] | |
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The Rainforest Acraea (Acraea boopis) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, from Mozambique to Kenya and in Tanzania.
The wingspan is 45–52 mm for males and 49–58 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks from November to March in southern Africa.[2]
The larvae feed on Celastraceae species, including Cassine tetragonal, Maytenus acuminate, Maytenus heterophylla and Rawsonia lucida.
Subspecies
- Acraea boopis boopis (South Africa in afromontane and higher lowland forest in East Cape, then along the escarpment through KwaZulu-Natal, also in Mpumalanga and Limpopo Province)
- Acraea boopis ama Pierre, 1979 (Kenya, northern Tanzania)
- Acraea boopis choloui Pierre, 1979 (Malawi) May be a full species.
References
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External links
- Images representing Acraea boopis ama at Bold
- Images representing Acraea choloui at Bold
- Acraea boopis fiche Dominique Bernaud
- Acraea boopis site Dominique Bernaud
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