Acraea stenobea

Acraea stenobea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. stenobea
Binomial name
Acraea stenobea
Wallengren, 1860[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) stenobea
  • Acraea acronycta Westwood, 1881
  • Acraea albomaculata Weymer, 1892

The Suffused Acraea (Acraea stenobea) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in south-west Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Transvaal and the Orange Free State.

The wingspan is 48–55 mm for males and 50–56 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warm areas, with peaks in September and from March to May.[2]

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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