Acraea aglaonice

Clear-spotted acraea
	Dorsal and lateral aspect of male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. aglaonice
Binomial name
	Acraea aglaonice; Westwood, 1881[1]
Synonyms
	Acraea (Acraea) aglaonice; Acraea fenestrata Trimen, 1881; Acraea aglaonice ab. albofasciata Aurivillius, 1913; Acraea aglaonice f. leucaspis Wichgraf, 1914; Acraea aglaonice f. latimarginata van Son, 1963;

Acraea aglaonice, the clear-spotted acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and Botswana.

The wingspan is 43–49 mm for males and 45–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks in early summer and autumn. There are multiple generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Passiflora edulis and Passiflora incarnata.

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.

External links

Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 55 d
Acraea aglaonice Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
Acraea aglaonice Image collection Dominique Bernaud
Images representing Acraea aglaonice at Bold

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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.