Acraea quirina

Acraea quirina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. quirina
Binomial name
Acraea quirina
(Fabricius, 1781)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio quirina Fabricius, 1781
  • Acraea (Acraea) quirina
  • Papilio dice Drury, 1782
  • Acraea quirina f. bourgeoni Schouteden, 1919

Acraea quirina, the Common Glassy Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of forests, extending into the Guinea savanna.

Both sexes mud puddle during very dry periods.

The larvae feed on Rinorea elliotii, Rinorea subintegrifolia, Rinorea poggei, Rinorea convallariflora and Drypetes species.

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