Acraea vumbui

Acraea vumbui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. vumbui
Binomial name
Acraea vumbui
Stevenson, 1934[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea conradti r. vumbui Stevenson, 1934
  • Acraea (Actinote) vumbui
  • Acraea conradti vumbui
  • Acraea conradti vumbui ab. barnesi Stevenson, 1940
  • Acraea conradti vumbui f. cooksoni van Son, 1963

Acraea vumbui, the Vumba Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are on wing year round, but peaks occur in late summer.

The larvae feed on Urera hypselodendron.

References

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