Acraea violarum

Acraea violarum
Acraea violarum figures 7, 8
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. violarum
Binomial name
Acraea violarum
Boisduval, 1847[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) violarum
  • Acraea nataliensis Angas, 1849
  • Acraea violarum gracilis Wichgraf, 1909
  • Acraea violarum f. assimiliora Le Doux, 1922
  • Acraea violarum f. assimilis Le Doux, 1922
  • Acraea violarum f. dissimilis Le Doux, 1922
  • Acraea violarum f. aspectasema Le Doux, 1922

The Speckled Red Acraea (Acraea violarum) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique. It is a variable species with a number of described morphs including f. violarum, f. assimilis and f. gracilis.

The wingspan is 40–48 mm for males and 43–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from July to November.[2]

The larvae feed on Basananthe sandersonii. Adults have been found feeding on flower nectar of Scabious species.

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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