Acraea rabbaiae

Acraea rabbaiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. rabbaiae
Binomial name
Acraea rabbaiae
Ward, 1873[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) rabbaiae
  • Acraea mombasae Grose-Smith, 1889

The Clear Wing Acraea (Acraea rabbaiae) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, from Mozambique to Kenya and in Tanzania.

The wingspan is 45–52 mm for males and 55–65 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks from September to June and from March to June.[2]

The larvae feed on Tryphostemma zanzibaricum and Schlechterina mitostemmatoides.

Subspecies

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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