Acraea rabbaiae

Acraea rabbaiae
Acraea rabbaiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. rabbaiae
Binomial name
Acraea rabbaiae
Ward, 1873[1]

The Clear Wing Acraea (Acraea rabbaiae) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. 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[2].

The larvae feed on Tryphostemma zanzibaricum and Schlechterina mitostemmatoides.

Subspecies

  • Acraea rabbaiae rabbaiae
  • Acraea rabbaiae mombasae Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Acraea rabbaiae perlucida Henning & Henning, 1996 (South Africa)

References

  1. ^ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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