Acraea petraea

Acraea petraea
	Male
	Mounted
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. petraea
Binomial name
	Acraea petraea; Boisduval, 1847
Synonyms
	Acraea petraea petrina Suffert, 1904; Acraea petraea ab. taborana Suffert, 1904; Acraea petraea ab. pseudacontias Wichgraf, 1914; Acraea petraea ab. grisea Neustetter, 1916;

Acraea petraea, the blood acraea or blood-red acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in coastal forests from KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique, Kenya and Malawi.

The wingspan is 45–48 mm (1.8–1.9 in) for males and 45–55 mm (1.8–2.2 in) for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from November to February.^[2]

The larvae feed on Xylotheca kraussiana and Xylotheca kotzei.

References

^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[1] "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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