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Acraea asema

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Acraea asema
Acraea asema and related species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. asema
Binomial name
Acraea asema
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) asema
  • Acraea empusa Butler, 1894
  • Acraea asema f. despecta Le Doux, 1922
  • Acraea asema f. angustifasciata Le Doux, 1922
  • Acraea asema f. aspectasemoides Le Doux, 1922
  • Acraea asema f. dissimiloides Le Doux, 1922

Acraea asema, the speckled orange acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola, Zimbabwe, central and south-eastern Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and southern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dry deciduous woodland.

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Tricliceras species.

References

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  1. ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-05-31.


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