Rank Species | Genus Acraea | |
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Similar Acraea esebria, Acraea insignis, Acraea cabira, Acraea braesia, Acraea lycoa |
Acraea johnstoni, the Johnston's acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, western Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of montane forests.
Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Pouzolzia parasitica, Urera trinervis, Laportea and Boehmeria species.
References
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