Natal acraea

Acraea natalica

The Natal acraea is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from KwaZulu-Natal to Zimbabwe and in Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, southern DRC , Tanzania and eastern Kenya.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm. Adults are on the wing year round, with a strong peak in late summer in southern Africa.

The larvae feed on ''Adenia gummifera'', ''Passiflora'' species and ''Tricliceras longipedunculatum''.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusAcraea
SpeciesA. natalica
Photographed in
South Africa