Acraea translucida

Acraea translucida
Figure 4 male figure 6 female - holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. translucida
Binomial name
Acraea translucida Eltringham, 1912 [1] [2]
Synonyms
Acraea penelope translucidaEltringham, 1912 Acraea (Actinote) translucida Acraea penelope derubescensEltringham, 1912

Acraea translucida, the translucent acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon and possibly Ivory Coast and Benin. ^[3]

Description

Very close to Acraea penelope q.v.

Biology

The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males mud-puddle and both sexes are attracted to flowers, especially those of Eupatorium odorata .

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea circeis species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 ^[4]

References

1. Eltringham, H. 1912. A monograph of the African species of the genus Acraea Fab., with a supplement on those of the Oriental Region. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1912: 1-374.
2. Acraea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
4. Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine