Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Acraea insignis

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Acraea

Acraea insignis httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Acraea pseudolycia, Acraea rabbaiae, Acraea axina, Acraea braesia, Acraea oncaea

Acraea insignis, the black-blotched acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forests.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers. Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Vitis, Gossypium, Adenia and Kiggelaria species. Young larvae are dark brownish moulting to orange brown at the third instar. The pupa is golden to orange lined with black.

Subspecies

  • Acraea insignis insignis (Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi)
  • Acraea insignis gorongozae van Son, 1963 (western Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe)
  • References

    Acraea insignis Wikipedia


    Similar Topics