Acraea oncaea

Acraea oncaea, the window acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, from eastern Africa to Abyssinia and in Congo.

Window acraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. oncaea
Binomial name
Acraea oncaea
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) oncaea
  • Acraea doubledayi Trimen, 1887
  • Acraea oncaea caoncius Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea oncaea alboradiata Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea oncaea modesta Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea oncaea obscura Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea oncaea defasciata Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea caecilia liacea Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea oncaea f. distincta Le Doux, 1923

The wingspan is 40–48 mm (1.6–1.9 in) for males and 43–55 mm (1.7–2.2 in) for females. Adults are on the wing year round, with a peak from September to May. There are multiple generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Xylotheca kraussiana, Tricliceras longepedunculatum and Passifloraceae species, including Adenia species.

References
  1. "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  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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