Acraea natalica

Acraea natalica
Acraea natalica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. natalica
Binomial name
Acraea natalica
Boisduval, 1847[1]

The Natal Acraea (Acraea natalica) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from KwaZulu-Natal to Zimbabwe and in Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania and eastern Kenya.

The wingspan is 55-65 mm. Adults are on wing year round, with a strong peak in late summer in southern Africa [2].

The larvae feed on Adenia gummifera, Passiflora species (including Passiflora coerulea) and Tricicleras longepedunculata.

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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