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Acraea natalica

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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
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 DRC (Katanga), Tanzania and eastern Kenya.

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

The larvae feed on Adenia gummifera, Passiflora species (including P. coerulea) and Tricliceras longipedunculatum.

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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