Acraea vesperalis

Acraea vesperalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. vesperalis
Binomial name
Acraea vesperalis
Grose-Smith, 1890[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) vesperalis
  • Acraea catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Acraea vesperalis ab. punctula Strand, 1914
  • Acraea vesperalis ab. picta Schouteden, 1919

Acraea vesperalis, the Rare Musanga Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Musanga and Myrinathus species.

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