Dancing Acraea

Acraea serena

"Acraea serena", the dancing acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, including the area near the Waterberg Biosphere. But it is found also in the whole Africa south of the Sahara. It is the most common of the "Acraea", from Dakar to Fort-Dauphin, from Yemen to the Cape.
Acraea serena Acraea serena,Fall,Geotagged,Uganda

Appearance

It is very likely that the butterfly's black-spotted orange markings are a sign of unpalatability and it may well form part of a mimicry ring with "Erikssonia edgei".
Butterfly Acraea serena ID needs confirmation Acraea serena,Angola,Dancing Acraea,Fall,Geotagged

Naming

This is the type species of the old genus "Telchinia", which may warrant re-separation from "Acraea". Formerly, "A. serena" was often misidentified as "Acraea eponina" or "Acraea terpsicore".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusAcraea
SpeciesA. serena
Photographed in
Angola
Uganda