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Acraea andromacha

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Acraea andromacha

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acraea

Rank
  
Subspecies

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Similar
  
Belenois java, Acraea, Meadow argus, Tirumala hamata, Phaedyma shepherdi

Acraea andromacha, the glasswing or small greasy, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Australia, New Guinea and surrounding islands. See the subspecies section for more details.

The wingspan is about 60 mm.

The larvae feed on Adenia heterophylla, Passiflora cinnabarina, Passiflora herbertiana, Passiflora foetida, Passiflora mollissima, Passiflora suberosa, Passiflora subpeltata, Hybanthus aurantiacus and Hybanthus enneaspermus.

Subspecies

  • Acraea andromacha andromacha (Timor Sea, Northern Australia to New South Wales)
  • Acraea andromacha sanderi (Papua New Guinea)
  • Acraea andromacha oenome (Islands of South-Eastern coast of Papua)

    • References

    Acraea andromacha Wikipedia
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