Acraea satis

Acraea satis
Acraea satis in Seitz Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. satis
Binomial name
Acraea satis
Ward, 1871[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) satis
  • Acraea corona Staudinger, 1885
  • Acraea satis f. donatis Woodhall, 2000

The East Coast Acraea (Acraea satis) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 55–70 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April, with peaks in February and early March in southern Africa. There are several generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Urera hypsilodendron and Urera trinervis in eastern Africa.

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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