Acraea natalica

Natal acraea
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. natalica
Binomial name
Acraea natalica
Boisduval, 1847[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) natalica
  • Acraea bellua Wallengren, 1857
  • Acraea natalica umbrata Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea natalica ab. albida Aurivillius, 1913
  • Acraea natalica f. mesoleuca Wichgraf, 1914
  • Acraea natalica pseudagina ab. dispar Schouteden, 1919
  • Acraea natalica natalica f. albiventris Le Doux, 1923
  • Acraea natalica natalica f. albata Le Doux, 1923
  • Acraea natalica var. oatesi van Son, 1936

The Natal acraea (Acraea natalica) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from KwaZulu-Natal to Zimbabwe and in Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania and eastern Kenya.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm. Adults are on wing year round, with a strong peak in late summer in southern Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Adenia gummifera, Passiflora species (including Passiflora coerulea) and Tricicleras longepedunculata.

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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