Scientific name Acraea oncaea | Genus Acraea Rank Species | |
 | ||
Similar Acraea axina, Acraea anemosa, Acraea rabbaiae, Acraea natalica, Acraea acara | ||
Acraea oncaea, the window acraea, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, from eastern Africa to Abyssinia and in Congo.
The wingspan is 40–48 mm for males and 43–55 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year round, with a peak from September to May. There are multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on Xylotheca kraussiana, Tricliceras longipedunculatum and Passifloraceae species, including Adenia species.
References
Acraea oncaea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA