Acraea petraea
| Acraea petraea | |
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| Male Acraea peteraea | |
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| Mounted | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Acraeini |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. petraea |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847[1] | |
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The Blood Acraea or Blood-red Acraea (Acraea petraea) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in coastal forests from KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique, Kenya and Malawi.
The wingspan is 45–48 mm for males and 45–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from November to February.[2]
The larvae feed on Xylotheca kraussiana and Xylotheca kotzei.
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