Acraea boopis

Acraea boopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. boopis
Binomial name
Acraea boopis
Wichgraf, 1914[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea admatha f. boopis Wichgraf, 1914

The Rainforest Acraea (Acraea boopis) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, from Mozambique to Kenya and in Tanzania.

The wingspan is 45–52 mm for males and 49–58 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks from November to March in southern Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Celastraceae species, including Cassine tetragonal, Maytenus acuminate, Maytenus heterophylla and Rawsonia lucida.

Subspecies

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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