Acraea rahira

Acraea rahira, the marsh acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa. In South Africa it is found from the Western Cape along the coast to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, then inland to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo and North West.

Acraea rahira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. rahira
Binomial name
Acraea rahira
Boisduval, 1833
Synonyms
  • Hyalites rahira (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Telchinia rahira (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Acraea rahira uasingishuensis Stoneham, 1943
  • Acraea (Actinote) rahira
  • Acraea rahira f. melanoradiata Stoneham, 1943
  • Acraea rahira f. crippsi Stoneham, 1943

The wingspan is 35–40 mm for males and 40–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas, with a peak from September to April. In cooler areas it is only found in the hot summer months.[1]

The larvae feed on Persicaria attenuata africana and Conyza canadensis.

Subspecies
  • Acraea rahira rahira (southern Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique to Malawi, southern Tanzania, Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), Angola, western Kenya, Uganda)
  • Acraea rahira mufindi Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania)
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References
  1. 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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