Acraea petraea

Acraea petraea
Male Acraea peteraea
Mounted
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. petraea
Binomial name
Acraea petraea
Boisduval, 1847[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea petraea petrina Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea petraea ab. taborana Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea petraea ab. pseudacontias Wichgraf, 1914
  • Acraea petraea ab. grisea Neustetter, 1916

The Blood Acraea or Blood-red Acraea (Acraea petraea) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in coastal forests from KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique, Kenya and Malawi.

The wingspan is 45–48 mm for males and 45–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from November to February.[2]

The larvae feed on Xylotheca kraussiana and Xylotheca kotzei.

References

  1. ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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