Acraea induna

Induna Acraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. induna
Binomial name
Acraea induna
Trimen, 1895
Synonyms
  • Hyalites induna (Trimen, 1895)
  • Actinote induna (Trimen, 1895)
  • Telchinia induna (Trimen, 1895)
  • Hyalites induna salmontana Henning & Henning, 1996

The Induna Acraea (Acraea induna) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The habitat consists of woodland and montane grassland.[1]

The wingspan is 29–54 mm for males and 54–62 mm for females. Adults are on wing from March to May. There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Aeschynomene nodulosa.

Subspecies

References

  1. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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