Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Acraea rabbaiae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acraea Rank Species | |
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Similar Acraea axina, Acraea petraea, Acraea anemosa, Acraea oncaea, Acraea acrita | ||
Acraea rabbaiae, the clear wing acraea, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, from Mozambique to Kenya and in Tanzania.
The wingspan is 45–52 mm for males and 55–65 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks from September to June and from March to June.
The larvae feed on Tryphostemma zanzibaricum and Schlechterina mitostemmatoides.
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