Rank Species | Genus Acraea | |
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Similar Acraea parrhasia, Acraea abdera, Acraea jodutta, Acraea admatha | ||
Acraea oberthueri, the Oberthuer's acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini and Bioko), the Republic of the Congo, the southern and eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Tanzania. The habitat consists of dense forests and mature secondary growth.
It is mimicked by females of Mimacraea apicalis.
The larvae feed on Ancistrocarpus densispinosus and Grewia species.
Etymology
The specific epithet honours Charles Oberthur.
References
Acraea oberthueri Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA