Acraea viviana

Acraea viviana
Illustration in Aurivillius Rhopalocera Aethiopica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. viviana
Binomial name
Acraea viviana
Staudinger, 1896[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) viviana

Acraea viviana, the Straw-coloured Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane forests at altitudes above 1,300 meters.

The larvae feed on Triumfetta rhomboidea.

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