Acraea rabbaiae

(Acraea rabbaiae)

Description

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. 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. The larvae feed on Tryphostemma zanzibaricum and Schlechterina mitostemmatoides.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Acraea
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