Acraea acrita

Acraea acrita
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. acrita
Binomial name
	Acraea acrita; Hewitson, 1865
Synonyms
	Acraea (Acraea) acrita; Acraea acrita ab. pauperata Thurau, 1903; Acraea acrita ab. aquilia Thurau, 1903; Acraea acrita f. chaeribulula Strand, 1911; Acraea acrita ab. aquilina Strand, 1911; Acraea acrita f. msamwiae Strand, 1911; Acraea acrita f. lindica Strand, 1911; Acraea acrita ab. usaramensis Strand, 1911; Acraea acrita f. nyassicola Strand, 1911; Acraea acrita littoralis Eltringham, 1912; Acraea acrita f. megaspila Le Cerf, 1927; Acraea acrita acrita f. albomaculosa Le Doux, 1931; Acraea acrita acrita f. fusca Le Doux, 1932; Acraea acrita acrita f. nigromarginata Le Doux, 1932; Acraea ambigua Trimen, 1891; Acraea acrita var. bella Weymer, 1901;

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The Fiery Acraea (Acraea acrita) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in large parts of Africa.

The wingspan is 45–55 mm. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from February to June in southern Africa.^[1]

The larvae feed on Passifloraceae, including Adenia species.

Subspecies

Acraea acrita acrita (Uganda, southern Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa)
Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891 (Zambia, southern Angola, Botswana, northern Namibia)

Acraea acrita is the nominate member of the Acraea acrita species group. The clade members are:

↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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