Acraea oncaea

Acraea oncaea
Acraea oncaea and related species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. oncaea
Binomial name
Acraea oncaea
Hopffer, 1855[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) oncaea
  • Acraea doubledayi Trimen, 1887
  • Acraea oncaea caoncius Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea oncaea alboradiata Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea oncaea modesta Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea oncaea obscura Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea oncaea defasciata Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea caecilia liacea Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea oncaea f. distincta Le Doux, 1923

The Window Acraea (Acraea oncaea) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, from eastern Africa to Abyssinia and in Congo.

The wingspan is 40–48 mm for males and 43–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from September to May. There are multiple generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Xylotheca kraussiana, Tricicleras longepedunculata and Passifloraceae species, including Adenia species.

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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