Acraea brainei
| Acraea brainei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. brainei |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea brainei Henning, 1986[1] | |
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Acraea brainei, Braine’s Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in north-western Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of granite outcrops on hills and ridges.
Both sexes feed from the flowers of Turnera oculata. They are on wing from February to April.
The larvae also feed on Turnera oculata.
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- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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