Acraea rabbaiae
Acraea rabbaiae, the clear wing acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, from Mozambique to Kenya and in Tanzania.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. rabbaiae |
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The wingspan is 45–52 mm for males and 55–65 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with peaks from September to June and from March to June.[2]
The larvae feed on Tryphostemma zanzibaricum and Schlechterina mitostemmatoides.
Subspecies
- Acraea rabbaiae rabbaiae (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania, northern Mozambique)
- Acraea rabbaiae perlucida Henning & Henning, 1996 (Malawi, southern Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa: Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
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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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External links
- Images representing Acraea rabbaiae at Bold
- Images representing Acraea rabbaiae perlucida at Bold
- Acraea rabbaiae at Pteron
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