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Acraea acerata (Hewitson, 1874)
-
vinidia
(Hewitson, 1874)
-
tenella
(Rogenhofer, 1891)
-
abbotti
(Holland, 1892)
-
brahmsi
(Suffert, 1904)
-
diavina
(Suffert, 1904)
-
ruandae
(Grünberg, 1911)
-
pullula
(Grünberg, 1911)
-
burigensis
(Strand, 1913)
-
alluaudi
(Le Cerf, 1927)
-
hoursti
(Le Cerf, 1927)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
20
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
1160
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
248
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
ALF
:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
WWQ
:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to most of the equatorial forest zone
WWQ
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Asteraceae
- Vernonia
Convolvulaceae
- Ipomoea
- Lepistemon
- Merremia
Passifloraceae
- Passiflora
Poaceae
- Zea
Solanaceae
- Solanum
Asteraceae
- Vernonia
Convolvulaceae
- Ipomoea
- Lepistemon
- Merremia
Passifloraceae
- Passiflora
Poaceae
- Zea
Solanaceae
- Solanum
Acraea acerata
Photographer: Gerard Bergsma
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011