Acraea boopis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. boopis
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Acraea boopis, the rainforest acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, from Mozambique to Kenya and in Tanzania.
The wingspan is 45–52 mm for males and 49–58 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks from November to March in southern Africa.[3]
The larvae feed on Celastraceae species, including Cassine tetragonal, Maytenus acuminate, Maytenus heterophylla and Rawsonia lucida.
Subspecies[edit]
- Acraea boopis boopis (South Africa in Afromontane and higher lowland forest in Eastern Cape, then along the escarpment through KwaZulu-Natal, also in Mpumalanga and Limpopo)
- Acraea boopis ama Pierre, 1979 (Kenya, northern Tanzania)
- Acraea boopis choloui Pierre, 1979 (Malawi) May be a full species.
Taxonomy[edit]
It is a member of the Acraea terpsicore species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
References[edit]
- ^ Wichgraf, F. 1914. Neues aus der afrikanischen Lepidopteren-Fauna. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitung 1914: 345-353.
- ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acraea boopis.
Wikispecies has information related to Acraea boopis.
- Images representing Acraea boopis ama at Bold
- Images representing Acraea choloui at Bold
- Acraea boopis fiche Dominique Bernaud
- Acraea boopis site Dominique Bernaud
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