Acraea induna

Acraea induna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. induna
Binomial name
Acraea induna Trimen, 1895 [1]
Synonyms
Hyalites induna(Trimen, 1895) Actinote induna(Trimen, 1895) Telchinia induna(Trimen, 1895) Hyalites induna salmontanaHenning & Henning, 1996

Acraea induna, the induna acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The habitat consists of woodland and montane grassland. ^[2]

Description

Very similar to Acraea anacreon qv. The wingspan is 29–54 mm for males and 54–62 mm for females.

Subspecies

• Acraea induna induna (Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe: eastern highlands)
• Acraea induna salmontana(Henning & Henning, 1996) (only found in montane sourveld on the ridges of the Soutpansberg in the Limpopo Province)

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea rahira species group.

Biology

Adults are on wing from March to May. There is one generation per year. ^[3]

The larvae feed on Aeschynomene nodulosa .

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea rahira species group. But see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014. ^[4]

References

1. Trimen, R. 1895. On some new species of butterflies from tropical and extra tropical Africa. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1895: 181-194.
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
4. Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 55 a