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Acraea oncaea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Acraea oncaea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acraea

Rank
  
Species

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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