Small greasy

Acraea andromacha

''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''.
Glasswing or small greasy butterfly  ( Acraea andromacha ) Feeding on lantana flower.( Lantana camara ) Acraea andromacha,Australia,Eamw butterflies,Geotagged,Small greasy

Naming

*''Acraea andromacha andromacha''
⤷ ''Acraea andromacha sanderi''
⤷ ''Acraea andromacha oenome''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusAcraea
SpeciesA. andromacha
Photographed in
Australia