Acraea caldarena
Black tip acraea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. caldarena |
Binomial name | |
Acraea caldarena | |
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Acraea caldarena, the black tip acraea or black-tipped acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern and southeastern Africa.
The wingspan is 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in) for males and 45–55 mm (1.8–2.2 in) for females. Adults are on the wing year round, with a peak from August to April in southern Africa.[2]
The larvae feed on Passifloraceae species, including Tricliceras longipedunculatum and Adenia species.
Subspecies
- Acraea caldarena caldarena (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola, southern DRC (Katanga), Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya)
- Acraea caldarena neluska Oberthür, 1878 (coasts of eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania)
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
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 55 d caldarena caldarena and caldarena neluska (erore nelusca)
- Acraea caldarena Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
- Acraea caldarena Dominique Bernaud image collection
- Images representing Acraea caldarena at Bold
- Images representing Acraea caldarena neluska at Bold
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