Scientific name Acraea anemosa | Genus Acraea Rank Species | |
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Similar Acraea acrita, Acraea acara, Acraea axina, Acraea oncaea, Acraea rabbaiae | ||
Acraea anemosa, the broad bordered acraea, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Zululand, Swaziland, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), Namibia, Angola, Tanzania, the coast of eastern Kenya and southern Somalia.
It is a variable species with a number of described colour morphs including f. anemosa, f. arctitincta, f. mosana, f. welwitschii, f. nivea, f. alboradiata and f. lobemba.
The wingspan is 50–55 mm for males and 57–64 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with a peak from September to May in southern Africa. In cooler areas, adults can only be found from September to May.
The larvae feed on Adenia venenata.
Taxonomy
Acraea anemosa is a member of the Acraea acrita species group. The clade members are: