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Glasswing or small greasy butterfly.  Acraea andromacha,Australia,Eamw butterflies,Geotagged,Small greasy Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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''Acraea andromacha'', the glasswing or small greasy, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Australia, New Guinea and surrounding islands. See the subspecies section for more details.

The wingspan is about 60 mm. The larvae feed on ''Adenia heterophylla'', ''Passiflora cinnabarina'', ''Passiflora herbertiana'', ''Passiflora foetida'', ''Passiflora mollissima'', ''Passiflora suberosa'', ''Passiflora subpeltata'', ''Hybanthus aurantiacus'' and ''Hybanthus enneaspermus''.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Dec 11, 2017. Captured in 667 Lake Manchester Rd, Lake Manchester QLD 4306, Australia.