Acraea horta

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Garden acraea
Garden acraea (Acraea horta).jpg
Acraea horta02.jpg
Caterpillars on K. africana

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. horta
Binomial name
Acraea horta
(Linnaeus, 1764)
Synonyms
  • Papilio horta Linnaeus, 1764
  • Acraea horta ab. conjuncta Blachier, 1912

Acraea horta or the garden acraea is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

It has a typical wingspan of 45–50 mm for males and 49–53 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, but are more common from October to April.[2]

The larvae feed on Kiggelaria africana and Passiflora (including , Passiflora manicata and ) and Tacsonia species.

Gallery[]

  • Pupa and larva

  • Pupal attachment, by crochets on posterior prolegs, to silken mat spun onto a masonry wall

  • Eggs on underside of Kiggelaria africana leaf

  • Pupating on glass, which renders visible the spun silken mat that it grips onto

  • Seen from beneath, pupating on glass, showing details of its crochets which grip the silk mat

References[]

  1. ^ Woodhall, S.E. (2020). "Acraea horta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161322853A161322965. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T161322853A161322965.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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