Acraea oreas

Acraea oreas
Acraea oreas figure 5
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. oreas
Binomial name
Acraea oreas
Sharpe, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) oreas
  • Acraea oreas f. albimaculata Neave, 1904
  • Acraea angolanus Lathy, 1906
  • Acraea oreas ab. radians Aurivillius, 1913

Acraea oreas, the Black-and-white Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of mountainous areas at altitudes between 1,300 and 2,000 metres.

Adults are attracted to damp patches, excrement and rotten meat.

The larvae feed on Urera cordifolia and Morus species.

Subspecies

References

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