Acraea lygus

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Acraea lygus
Lygus Acraea (Acraea lygus).jpg
In Soutpansberg, South Africa

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. lygus
Binomial name
Acraea lygus

Acraea lygus, the lygus acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1875 from specimens collected by Joachim John Monteiro . It is found in south-west Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Zambia. In South Africa it is found from the savannah in Northern Cape to the Limpopo Province and the north-west provinces. It is an occasional migrant to Mpumalanga.

Description[]

Very close to Acraea stenobea q.v. The wingspan is 48–55 mm for males and 50–56 mm for females.

Biology[]

Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from September to June.[4]

Taxonomy[]

It is a member of the Acraea caecilia species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [5]

References[]

  1. ^ Woodhall, S.E.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Acraea lygus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161316928A161316932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161316928A161316932.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Druce, H. H., 1875 A list of the Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera made by J.J. Monteiro, Esq., in Angola, with Descriptions of some new Species Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1875 : 406-417
  3. ^ Savela, Markku (December 6, 2018). "Acraea lygus Druce, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  5. ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf

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