Acraea ventura

Acraea ventura
	Acraea ventura figure 12
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. ventura
Binomial name
	Acraea ventura; Hewitson, 1877
Synonyms
	Acraea (Actinote) ventura; Acraea serena ab. melas Oberthür, 1893; Acraea ochrascens Sharpe, 1902; Acraea terpsichore var. bukoba Weymer, 1903;

Acraea ventura is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya.^[2] The habitat consists of marshy areas.

The larvae feed on Cassia species.

Subspecies

Acraea ventura ventura (Malawi, southern Tanzania, northern Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Angola)
Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

Acraea ventura is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group see Acraea.

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