Acraea burni

Acraea burni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Acraea
Species:	A. burni
Binomial name
	Acraea burni; Butler, 1896
Synonyms
	Acraea (Actinote) burni; Acraea obeira burni; Acraea obeira meyeri van Son, 1963; Acraea obeira meyerana Ackery, 1995;

Acraea burni, the pale-yellow acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, eastern Zambia and southern Malawi.

The wingspan is 45–50 mm (1.8–2.0 in) for males and 49–53 mm (1.9–2.1 in) for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from September to April.^[3]

The larvae feed on Laportea peduncularis, and .

Taxonomy[]

Acraea burni is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Acraea obeira.See that species for diagnosis. It is a member of the Acraea pentapolis species group.- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 ^[4]

References[]

^ Butler, A.G. 1896 A new butterfly of the genus Acraea from Tugela, S. Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 18: 467.
^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf

External links[]

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[1] Butler, A.G. 1896 A new butterfly of the genus Acraea from Tugela, S. Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 18: 467.

[2] "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[4] Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf

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