Scientific name Acraea natalica | Genus Acraea Rank Species | |
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Similar Acraea oncaea, Acraea acara, Acraea anemosa, Acraea egina, Acraea horta | ||
Acraea natalica, the Natal acraea, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from KwaZulu-Natal to Zimbabwe and in Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, southern DRC (Katanga), Tanzania and eastern Kenya.
The wingspan is 55–65 mm. Adults are on wing year round, with a strong peak in late summer in southern Africa.
The larvae feed on Adenia gummifera, Passiflora species (including P. coerulea) and Tricliceras longipedunculatum.
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