Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Acraea barberi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acraea Rank Species | |
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Similar Acraea axina, Acraea acrita, Acraea rabbaiae, Acraea oncaea, Acraea anemosa | ||
Acraea barberi, the Barber's acraea, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa only in hilly wooded savannah in Gauteng, Limpopo and North West.
The wingspan is 55–66 mm for males and 60–72 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to December with peaks in October and February.
The larvae feed on Adenia glauca.
References
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