Acraea oncaea
Window acraea | |
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Acraea oncaea and related species | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Acraeini |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. oncaea |
Binomial name | |
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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The Window acraea (Acraea oncaea) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, from eastern Africa to Abyssinia and in Congo.
The wingspan is 40–48 mm for males and 43–55 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year round, with a peak from September to May. There are multiple generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Xylotheca kraussiana, Tricliceras longipedunculatum and Passifloraceae species, including Adenia species.
References
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External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 55 e
- Images representing Acraea oncaea at Bold.
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