Acraea ventura

Updated on Dec 20, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acraea

Similar Acraea lycoa, Acraea uvui, Acraea oreas, Acraea bonasia, Acraea perenna

Acraea ventura is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya. The habitat consists of marshy areas.

The larvae feed on Cassia species.

Subspecies

Acraea ventura ventura (Malawi, southern Tanzania, northern Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Angola)

Acraea ventura ochrascens Sharpe, 1902 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

Acraea ventura is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group; see Acraea.

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