Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Telchinia rahira | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acraea Rank Species | |
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Similar Acraea, Acraea esebria, Acraea acrita, Acraea axina, Acraea anacreon | ||
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Acraea rahira, the marsh acraea, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Africa. In South Africa it is found from the Western Cape along the coast to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, then inland to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo and North West.
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The wingspan is 35–40 mm for males and 40–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas, with a peak from September to April. In cooler areas it is only found in the hot summer months.
The larvae feed on Persicaria attenuata africana and Conyza canadensis.
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