Acraea andromacha

Small greasy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. andromacha
Binomial name
	Acraea andromacha; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Papilio andromacha; Acraea entoria; Acraea theodote; Acraea andromache;

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 , Passiflora cinnabarina, Passiflora herbertiana, Passiflora foetida, Passiflora mollissima, Passiflora suberosa, Passiflora subpeltata, and .

Larva
Imago

Subspecies[]

Acraea andromacha andromacha (Timor Sea, Northern Australia to New South Wales)
Acraea andromacha sanderi Rothschild, 1893 (Papua New Guinea)
Acraea andromacha oenome Kirby, 1889 (Islands of South-Eastern coast of Papua)

References[]

^ Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae [xxxii], 1-832. Flensburgi & Lipsiae.

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[1] Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae [xxxii], 1-832. Flensburgi & Lipsiae.

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