Acraea rhodesiana

Acraea rhodesiana
male and female
upper and undersides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. rhodesiana
Binomial name
Acraea rhodesiana
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) rhodesiana
  • Acraea mima Neave, 1910
  • Acraea rhodesiana f. flaviapicalis Overlaet, 1955

Acraea rhodesiana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central and northern Zambia and the DRC (Haut-Lomani).[2] The habitat consists of deciduous woodland.

The larvae feed on Basananthe reticulata.

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