Acraea orina

Acraea orina
Acraea orina figures 43, 48
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. orina
Binomial name
Acraea orina
Hewitson, 1874[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) orina
  • Acraea oreta Hewitson, 1874
  • Acraea orina var. nigroapicalis Aurivillius, 1893

Acraea orina, the Orina Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, western Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (Mbini and Bioko).[2] The habitat consists of forest clearings and edges.

Adults males mud puddle and both sexes are attracted to flowers.

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