Acraea stenobea

Acraea stenobea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. stenobea
Binomial name
	Acraea stenobea; Wallengren, 1860[1]
Synonyms
	Acraea (Acraea) stenobea; Acraea acronycta Westwood, 1881; Acraea albomaculata Weymer, 1892;

Acraea stenobea, the suffused acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-west Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Transvaal and the Free State.

The wingspan is 48–55 mm for males and 50–56 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas, with peaks in September and from March to May.[2]

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

Acraea stenobia Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
Acraea stenobea Holotype images Swedish Museum of Natural History

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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.