Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Acraea lygus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acraea Rank Species | |
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Similar Acraea rabbaiae, Acraea axina, Acraea oncaea, Acraea acrita | ||
Acraea lygus, the lygus acraea, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in south-west Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Zambia. In South Africa it is found from the savannah in Northern Cape to the Limpopo Province and the north-west provinces. It is an occasional migrant to Mpumalanga.
The wingspan is 48–55 mm for males and 50–56 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from September to June.
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