Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Acraea igola | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acraea Rank Species | |
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Similar Acraea, Acraea oncaea, Acraea esebria, Acraea rabbaiae, Acraea anacreon | ||
Acraea igola, the dusky-veined acraea, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from the Eastern Cape along the coast to KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, north-eastern Tanzania.
The wingspan is 40–45 mm for males and 45–53 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from October to April. It is very scarce in dry months.
The larvae feed on Urera woodii and Urera trinervis.
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