East African Forest Acraea
Acraea pharsalus
''Acraea pharsalus'', the East African Forest Acraea or Pharsalus Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia, Angola, Zambia and Mozambique. The habitat consists of forests and riverine vegetation in Guinea savanna.
Adults have been recorded from July to September.
The larvae feed on ''Theobroma cacao'', ''Tectona grandis'', ''Ficus exasperata'', ''Ficus aspersifolia'', ''Ficus sycomorus'', ''Laportea peduncularis'', ''Fleurya ovalifolia'' and ''Boehmeria'' species.
Adults have been recorded from July to September.
The larvae feed on ''Theobroma cacao'', ''Tectona grandis'', ''Ficus exasperata'', ''Ficus aspersifolia'', ''Ficus sycomorus'', ''Laportea peduncularis'', ''Fleurya ovalifolia'' and ''Boehmeria'' species.