Acraea

Life

Insecta

Heliconiinae

Acraea Fabricius, 1807: Acraeas
Acraea Fabricius, 1807; Magazin f. Insektenk. (Illiger) 6: 284, TS: Papilio horta Linnaeus
Telchinia Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (2): 27, TS: Papilio serena Fabricius
Gnesia Doubleday, [1848]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 141, TS: Papilio circeis Drury
Hyalites Doubleday, [1848]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 140, TS: Papilio lycia Fabricius
Pareba Doubleday, [1848]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 142, TS: Papilio vesta Fabricius
Planema Doubleday, [1848]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 140, TS: Acraea lycoa Godart
Aphanopeltis Mabille, 1887; in Grandidier, Hist. phys. nat. pol. Madagascar 18 (Lép. 1): 85, TS: Papilio horta Linnaeus
Phanopeltis Mabille, 1887; in Grandidier, Hist. phys. nat. pol. Madagascar 18 (Lép. 1): 84, TS: Acraea ranavalona Boisduval
Solenites Mabille, 1887; in Grandidier, Hist. phys. nat. pol. Madagascar 18 (Lép. 1): 82, TS: Acraea igati Boisduval
Acraea, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acrea ; Rafinesque, 1815, (missp.)
Acraea (Acraeini) ; [Wahlberg]; [AfrL]
Actinote (Acraea) ; [AfrL, (subgenus)]

The violae species-group

Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1793)

India, Ceylon. See [About maps] Tawny Coster
violae (Fabricius, 1793); Ent. Syst. 3: 460, TL: Tranquebar, S.India
Telchinia violae ; [BIR]
Acraea violae ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 153, f. 2]; [BOR, 406]; [MRS, 596]

769x513 (~61Kb) underside Thailand, Krabi 24.12.2003-7.1.2004, Photo © Olli Vesikko	1152x958 (~98Kb) underside male Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, a small grassy swamp with cattail and reed, surrounded by trees, at the Jomtien beach, between B.O. Guesthouse and Jomtien Metro Condotel, 2nd February, 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	927x732 (~119Kb) upperside female Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, Jomtien beach, a wasting land behind Jomtien Holiday Hotel, 2nd January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
1116x1077 (~146Kb) male female Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, Jomtien beach, a wasting land behind Jomtien Holiday Hotel, 2nd January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	1308x1000 (~169Kb) upperside male Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, Jomtien beach, a wasting land behind Jomtien Holiday Hotel, 2nd January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	765x816 (~76Kb) underside male Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, Jomtien beach, a wasting land behind Jomtien Holiday Hotel, 2nd January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
1042x852 (~79Kb) larva Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, Jomtien beach, a wasting land behind Jomtien Holiday Hotel, 2nd January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	810x1224 (~111Kb) larva Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, a small grassy swamp with cattail and reed, surrounded by trees, at the Jomtien beach, between B.O. Guesthouse and Jomtien Metro Condotel, 12th January, 2006 (praepupa), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	660x942 (~95Kb) Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya environs, Ko Lan island, ruderal vegeation at a roadside. 15th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Cucurbitaceae, Passifloraceae [BIR]

The andromacha species-group

Acraea andromacha (Fabricius, 1775)

Australia, New Guinea. See [About maps] Glasswing Small Greasy
Papilio andromacha Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 466
Acraea entoria Godart, 1819
Acraea theodote Wallengren, 1860
andromache Eltringham & Jordan, 1913; (misspelling)
Acraea andromacha, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea andromacha, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Acraea andromacha ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 153, f. 1]

Larva on Passiflora, Adenia populifolia [BAUR], Adenia heterophylla, Hybanthus enneaspermus, Passiflora alba, P. mollissima, P. suberosa, P. spp. K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

A. a. andromacha

Timor Sea, N.Australia - New South Wales Acraea andromacha andromacha ; [BAUR, 198]

A. a. sanderi Rothschild & Jordan²

Papua, New Guinea agema Fruhstorfer²
Acraea andromacha sanderi ; [BAUR, 198]

A. a. oenome Kirby²

Islands of SE coast of Papua Acraea andromacha oenome ; [BAUR, 198 (text)]

The "Pareba" species-group

Acraea issoria (Hübner, [1819])

W.China, C.China, Assam, Himalayas, Burma, Sumatra. See [About maps] Yellow Coaster
Telchinia issoria Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (2): 27
Papilio vesta Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum, 2: 14 (preocc. Papilio vesta Cramer, [1777])
Acraea issoria, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Pareba vesta ; [BIR]
Pareba issoria ; [EBW]
Pareba vesta ; [BOW: pl. 149, f. 20]
Acraea issoria ; [BOR, 406]; [MRS, 595]; [BMP: 146, pl. 21, f. 1 (Bali)]

Larva on Boehmeria salicifolia [BHR], Boehmeria, Debregasia, Buddleia [BIR]

A. i. issoria

Sikkim - Assam, S.China, Indo China, Hainan Acraea issoria issoria ; [BOR, 406]

A. i. vestoides Moore²

Java ?narona Fruhstorfer
Acraea issoria vestoides ; [BOR, 406]

A. i. sordice (Fruhstorfer, 1914)

C.Burma - S.Burma (Tenasserim), Thailand, Yunnan Acraea issoria sordice ; [BOR, 406]; [MRS, 595]; Huang, 2001

A. i. formosana (Fruhstorfer)

Taiwan Acraea issoria formosana ; [BOR, 406]; [MRS, 595]

Larva on Boehmeria densiflora, B. nivea, Cebregeasia edulis, Elatostema lineolatum, Pouzolzia elegans [MRS]

A. i. atticola Fruhstorfer²

Sumatra ?vestoides de Nicéville
Acraea issoria atticola ; [BOR, 406]

A. i. vestalina Fruhstorfer

S.Vietnam Acraea issoria vestalina ; [BOR, 406]

The satis species-group

Acraea satis Ward, 1871

Rhodesia, Natal, Moçambique, Tanzania, Kenya. See [About maps] Coast Acraea
Acraea satis Ward, 1871; Ent. mon. Mag. 8: 35
Acraea satis ; [BK, 378]; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 26]; [BAFR, 118]
Acraea (Acraea) satis ; [AfrL]

Acraea zonata Hewitson, 1877

Kenya - Malawi. See [About maps] Acraea zonata ; [BK, 378]; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 42]; [BAFR, 116]
Acraea (Acraea) zonata ; [AfrL]

Acraea rabbaiae Ward, 1873

Natal, Swaziland, Moçambique - Kenya, Tanzania. See [About maps] Clear Wing Acraea
Acraea rabbaiae Ward, 1873; Ent. mon. Mag. 10: 152
Acraea rabaiae ; (missp.)
Acraea rabbaiae ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 22]; [BAFR, 116]
Acraea (Acraea) rabbaiae ; [AfrL]

Larva on Tryphostemma zanzibaricum [PBSA], (1974, J. Lepid. Soc. 28: 322)

A. r. rabbaiae

Acraea (Acraea) rabbaiae rabbaiae ; [AfrL]

?A. r. mombasae Grose-Smith, 1889²

mombasae Grose-Smith, 1889; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3: 127
Acraea rabbaiae mombasae ; [BK, 378]

A. r. perlucida Henning & Henning, 1996

Acraea (Acraea) rabbaiae perlucida ; [AfrL]

The pentapolis species-group

Acraea pentapolis Ward, 1871

-. See [About maps] Acraea pentapolis Ward, 1871; Ent. mon. Mag. 8: 60
Acraea pentapolis ; [BK, 370]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 13]
Acraea (Actinote) pentapolis ; [AfrL]

Larva on Musanga, Boehmeria, Myrianthus [BK]

A. p. pentapolis

Sierra Leone - Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya Acraea pentapolis pentapolis ; [BAFR, 125]
Acraea (Actinote) pentapolis pentapolis ; [AfrL]

A. p. epidica Oberthür, 1893

NE.Tanzania - Malawi, E.Rhodesia, Mozambique Acraea epidica Oberthür, 1893; Etudes d'Entomologie, 17: 18
Acraea pentapolis epidica ; [BAFR, 125]
Acraea (Actinote) pentapolis epidica ; [AfrL]

Acraea vesperalis Grose-Smith, 1890

-. See [About maps] Acraea vesperalis Grose-Smith, 1890; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.: 466
?Acraea vesperalis Schouteden, 1919; Rev. zool. afr. 6: 147
Acraea vesperalis ; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 35]
Acraea (Actinote) vesperalis ; [AfrL]

A. v. vesperalis

Nigeria - E.Zaire Acraea vesperalis vesperalis ; [BAFR, 125]

?A. v. catori Bethune-Baker, 1904

Sierra Leone, Liberia?, Ivory Coast, Ghana vesperalis catori Bethune-Baker, 1904; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 14: 223
Acraea vesperalis catori ; [BAFR, 125]

The terpsichore species-group

Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)

Papilio serena Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 461
?Papilio terpsicore Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 466
Acraea serena, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
?Acraea terpsichore ; [EBW, (neobule?)]; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 32-33 (neobule?)]
Acraea (Actinote) serena ; [AfrL]

[BK] says Acraea terpsicore Linnaeus, 1758 is Indian species...

Acraea neobule Doubleday, [1847]

-. See [About maps] Acraea neobule Doubleday, [1847]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): pl 19
Acraea neobule ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 52]
Acraea (Acraea) neobule ; [AfrL]

Larva on Passiflora edulis, P. incarnata, Adenia gummifera [PBSA], Hybanthus [BK]

A. n. neobule

Ethiopia - S.Africa, Cameroun - Kenya Acraea neobule neobule ; [BK, 382]
Acraea terpsicore neobule ; [BAFR, 115]
Acraea (Acraea) neobule neobule ; [AfrL]

?A. n. seis Feisthamel²

Senegal - W.Nigeria, Niger Acraea terpsicore seis ; [BAFR, 115]

?A. n. arabica Rebel²

SW.Arabia Acraea terpsicore arabica ; [BAFR, 115]

A. n. legrandi Carcasson, 1964

Aldabra I., Cosmoledo I. Acraea terpsicore legrandi ; [BAFR, 115 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) neobule legrandi ; [AfrL]

Acraea mahela Boisduval, 1833

Madagascar, Comoro Is., Mauritius. See [About maps] Acraea neobule mahela ;
Acraea terpsicore mahela ; [BAFR, 115]
Acraea mahela ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 48]
Acraea (Acraea) mahela ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Acraea matuapa Grose-Smith, 1889

Kenya (coast). See [About maps] Acraea matuapa ; [BK, 382]; [EBW, (name only)]; [BAFR, 115]
Acraea (Acraea) matuapa ; [AfrL]

Acraea obeira Hewitson, 1863

-. See [About maps] Acraea obeira ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 2]; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Actinote) obeira ; [AfrL]

A. o. obeira

Madagascar Acraea obeira obeira ; [BAFR, 124]
Acraea (Actinote) obeira obeira ; [MadL]

?A. o. meyeri van Son, 1963

South West Africa obeira meyeri van Son, 1963; Transv. Mus. Mem. 14: 39
Acraea obeira meyeri ; [BAFR, 124 (text)]

Acraea burni Butler, 1896

Natal, Swaziland, Rhodesia, E.Zambia, S.Malawi. See [About maps] Acraea burni Butler, 1896; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 18: 467
Acraea obeira burni ; [BAFR, 124]
Acraea (Actinote) burni ; [AfrL]

Larva on Fleurya mitis, Urera tenax, Pouzolzia hypoleuca [PBSA]

Acraea lia Mabille, 1879

Madagascar. See [About maps] Acraea lia ; [BAFR, 121]; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Actinote) lia ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Acraea hova Boisduval, 1833

Madagascar. See [About maps] Acraea hova ; [BAFR, 118]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 40]
Acraea (Acraea) hova ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833

Madagascar, Comoro Is., Astove I., Aldabra Group. See [About maps] Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833; Ann. Soc. Ent. France 2: 178, pl. 6, f. 3-5
Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833; Faun. ent. Madagascar, Lépid.: 30, pl. 6, f. 3-5
f. manandaza
Acraea ranavalona ; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 24]; [BAFR, 116]
Acraea (Acraea) ranavalona ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Acraea iturina Grose-Smith, 1890

-. See [About maps] Acraea iturina ; [EBW]
Acraea (Actinote) iturina ; [AfrL]

A. i. iturina

Cameroun - Zaire, Uganda Acraea iturina iturina ; [BAFR, 117]
Acraea (Actinote) iturina iturina ; [AfrL]

A. i. kakana Eltringham, 1911

SW.Ethiopia Acraea iturina kakana ; [BAFR, 117 (text)]
Acraea (Actinote) iturina kakana ; [AfrL]

Acraea kalinzu Carpenter, 1936

E.Zaire - W.Uganda, . See [About maps] Acraea kalinzu ; [BAFR, 118]; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Actinote) kalinzu ; [AfrL]

Acraea humilis Sharpe, 1897

Uganda, W.Kenya. See [About maps] Acraea humilis ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 118]; [BK, 362]
Acraea (Actinote) humilis ; [AfrL]

Acraea quirina (Fabricius, 1781)

-. See [About maps] Papilio quirina Fabricius, 1781
Acraea quirina, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea quirina ; [BK, 381]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 20]
Acraea (Acraea) quirina ; [AfrL]

Larva on Drypetes, Rinorea [BK]

A. q. quirina

Guinea - Nigeria, Angola, Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya ?Acraea bourgeoni Schouteden, 1919; Rev. zool. afr. 6: 148, TL: Congo
Acraea quirina quirina ; [BAFR, 116]
?Acraea bourgeoni ; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) quirina quirina ; [AfrL]

A. q. rosa Eltringham, 1912

E.Kenya - E.Tanzania - Malawi Acraea quirina rosa ; [BK, 381 (note)]; [BAFR, 116]
Acraea (Acraea) quirina rosa ; [AfrL]

Acraea rogersi Hewitson, 1873

-. See [About maps] Rogers' Acraea
?Acraea salambo Grose-Smith, 1887; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 19: 62
Acraea rogersi, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
?Acraea salambo ; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 17 (text only)]
Acraea rogersi ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 37]
Acraea (Acraea) rogersi ; [AfrL]

A. r. rogersi

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Angola, E.Zaire Acraea rogersi rogersi ; [BAFR, 125]
Acraea (Acraea) rogersi rogersi ; [AfrL]

A. r. lankesteri Carpenter, 1941

Uganda, W.Kenya Acraea rogersi lankesteri ; [BK, 371]; [BAFR, 125]
Acraea (Acraea) rogersi lankesteri ; [AfrL]

Larva on Adenia lobata [BK]

Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865

Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Sierra Leone - Kenya. See [About maps] Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865; Ill. exot. Butts 3: f. 16, 17
?Acraea kinduana Schouteden, 1919; Rev. zool. afr. 6: 149
Acraea admatha ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 3]; [BAFR, 118]
Acraea (Acraea) admatha ; [AfrL]

Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914

Kenya, N.Tanzania, Malawi, S.Africa. See [About maps] Acraea admatha f. boopis ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 3 (text only)]
Acraea boopis ; [BK, 381 (note)]
Acraea (Acraea) boopis ; [AfrL]

A. b. boopis

S.Africa Acraea boopis boopis ; [BK, 381 (note)]
Acraea (Acraea) boopis boopis ; [AfrL]

A. b. ama Pierre, 1979

Kenya, N.Tanzania Acraea boopis ama ; [BK, 380]
Acraea (Acraea) boopis ama ; [AfrL]

A. b. choloui Pierre, 1979

Malawi Acraea boopis choloui ; [BK, 381 (note)]
Acraea (Acraea) boopis choloui ; [AfrL]

Acraea leucographa Ribbe, 1889

Ghana - W.Kenya. See [About maps] ?Acraea admatha f. leucographa ; [BAFR, 118, fig.]
Acraea leucographa ; [BK, 380]
Acraea (Acraea) leucographa ; [AfrL]

Larva on Rinorea [BK]

Acraea punctimarginea Pinhey, 1956

E.Tanzania (Uluguru, Usambara Mts.). See [About maps] Acraea punctimarginea ; [EBW, (name only)]; [BAFR, 116]
Acraea (Acraea) punctimarginea ; [AfrL]

Acraea eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1921

W.Uganda - E.Zaire. See [About maps] Acraea eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 47
Acraea eltringhami ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 114]
Acraea (Acraea) eltringhami ; [AfrL]

Acraea insignis Distant, 1880

-. See [About maps] Acraea insignis ; [BK, 381]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 42]
Acraea (Acraea) insignis ; [AfrL]

Larva on Gossypium, Adenia, Thea, Vitis [BK]

A. i. insignis

Malawi - Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia Acraea insignis insignis ; [BAFR, 114]
Acraea (Acraea) insignis insignis ; [AfrL]

?A. i. balbina Oberthür²

Zanzibar, Tanzania ?Acraea insignis balbina ; [BAFR, 114 (text)]

A. i. gorongozae van Son, 1963

E.Rhodesia, W.Moçambique Acraea insignis gorongozae van Son, 1963; Transv. Mus. Mem. 14: 14
Acraea insignis gorongozae ; [BAFR, 114 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) insignis gorongozae ; [AfrL]

Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833

Madagascar. See [About maps] Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833; Ann. Soc. Ent. France 2: 177, pl. 4, f. 3, pl. 5, f. 3
Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833; Faun. ent. Madagascar, Lépid.: 29, pl. 4, f. 3, pl. 5, f. 3
Acraea igati ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 29 (text only)]; [EBW]; [BAFR, 118]
Acraea (Acraea) igati ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Acraea dammii van Vollenhoven, 1869

Madagascar, Comoro Is.. See [About maps] Acraea villettei Oberthür, 1925

= ; [MadL, fn. 69]

Acraea cuva villetyei[sic] ; [BK, 381 (note)]
Acraea cuva villettei ; [BAFR, 118 (spell.?)]
Acraea dammi ;
Acraea damii ; [EBW, (name only)]

Acraea damii[sic] ; [BK, 381 (note)]
Acraea dammii ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 29 [spell.?]]; [BAFR, 118]
Acraea (Acraea) dammii ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Acraea cuva Grose-Smith, 1889

-. See [About maps] Acraea cuva Grose-Smith, 1889; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3: 126
Acraea cuva ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 29 (text only)]
Acraea (Acraea) cuva ; [AfrL]

A. c. cuva

Kenya (coastal) - Tanzania - Mozambique, Malawi Acraea cuva cuva ; [BAFR, 118]; [BK, 381]

Acraea hamata Joicey & Talbot, 1922

E.Zaire (Kivu), SW.Uganda (Kigezi). See [About maps] Acraea hamata ; [BAFR: 114]; [EBW]
Acraea (Acraea) hamata ; [AfrL]

Acraea eugenia Karsch, 1893

Togo - Cameroun, Guinea, Angola. See [About maps] Acraea eugenia ; [BAFR, 117]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 37]
Acraea (Acraea) eugenia ; [AfrL]

Acraea rileyi Le Doux, 1931

Zaire? Acraea rileyi ; [BAFR, 118 (text)]; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Actinote) rileyi ; [AfrL]

Acraea machequena Grose-Smith, 1887

Rhodesia, Moçambique, Malawi, SE.Tanzania. See [About maps] Acraea machequena Grose-Smith, 1887; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 9?: 62
Acraea machequena ; [BAFR, 116]
Acraea (Acraea) machequena ; [AfrL]

Acraea horta (Linnaeus, 1764)

South Africa, Transvaal, Rhodesia. See [About maps] Garden Acraea
Papilio horta Linnaeus, 1764; Mus. Lud. Ulr.: 234
Acraea horta ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 39]; [BAFR, 114]
Acraea (Acraea) horta ; [AfrL]

Larva on Kiggelaria africana, Passiflora spp., Tacsonia spp. [PBSA]

Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773)

Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea. See [About maps] Acraea camaena, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea camaena ; [BAFR, 126]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 23]
Acraea (Acraea) camaena ; [AfrL]

Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861

-. See [About maps] Tree Top Acraea
Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861; Exot. Butt. 2: pl. 20, f. 10
Acraea cerasa ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 25]; [BK, 371]
Acraea (Acraea) cerasa ; [AfrL]

Larva on Rawsonia lucida [PBSA], Drypetes gerrardii [BK, S. C. Collins]

A. c. cerasa

Natal - Kenya (E of Rift Valley) Acraea cerasa cerasa ; [BAF]
Acraea (Acraea) cerasa cerasa ; [AfrL]

A. c. cerita Sharpe, 1906

Uganda, NW.Tanzania?, E.Zaire? Acraea cerasa cerita ; [BAFR, 117 (text)]
Acraea cerita ; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) cerasa cerita ; [AfrL]

A. c. kiellandi Carcasson, 1964

W of L. Tanganyika (highlands) Acraea cerasa kiellandi ; [BAFR, 177 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) cerasa kiellandi ; [AfrL]

A. c. unimaculata Grose-Smith, 1898

Kenya (highlands, W of Rift Valley) Acraea cerasa unimaculata ; [BK, 371 (note)]; [BAFR, 117]
Acraea unimaculata ; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) cerasa unimaculata ; [AfrL]

Acraea kraka Aurivillius, 1893

-. See [About maps] Acraea kraka ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 45]; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) kraka ; [AfrL]

A. k. kraka

Nigeria, Cameroun, Equatorial Guinea Acraea kraka kraka ; [BAFR, 117]
Acraea (Acraea) kraka kraka ; [AfrL]

A. k. pallida Carpenter, 1932

NE.Zaire, W.Uganda Acraea kraka pallida ; [BAFR, 117 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) kraka pallida ; [AfrL]

A. k. kibi Usher, 1986

Acraea (Acraea) kraka kibi ; [AfrL]

?Acraea iturinoides Stoneham²

?Acraea iturinoides ; [EBW, (name only)]

The zetes species-group

Acraea zetes (Linnaeus, 1758)

-. See [About maps] Large Spotted Acraea
Papilio zetes Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 487
Acraea zetes, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea zetes ; [BK, 379]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 39-40]
Acraea (Acraea) zetes ; [AfrL]

Larva on Passiflora [EOB], Barteria [BK]

A. z. zetes

W.Kenya (W of the Rift Valley), Uganda, Senegal - Angola Acraea zetes zetes ; [BAFR, 144]; [BK, 379 (note)]
Acraea (Acraea) zetes zetes ; [AfrL]

A. z. annobona D'Abrera, 1980

Annobón (Pigalu), São Tomé Acraea zetes annobona D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 144, TL: Annobón Is.
Acraea (Acraea) zetes annobona ; [AfrL]

A. z. rudolfi Eltringham, 1929

N.Kenya (Turkana, Kulal, Mt. Marsabit) Acraea zetes rudolfi ; [BK, 379 (note)]; [BAFR, 144 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) zetes rudolfi ; [AfrL]

A. z. sidamona Rothschild & Jordan, 1905

Ethiopia, S.Sudan Acraea zetes sidamona ; [BAFR, 144 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) zetes sidamona ; [AfrL]

?A. z. zetes f. menippe (Drury, 1782)

South West Africa Papilio menippe Drury, 1782; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3: 16

Acraea trimeni Aurivillius, 1899

N.Cape, W.Orange Free State, SW.Botswana, Namibia. See [About maps] Acraea zetes trimeni ; [BAFR, 144 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) trimeni ; [AfrL]

Acraea barberi Trimen, 1881

W.Transvaal. See [About maps] Acraea zetes barberi ; [BAFR, 144 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) barberi ; [AfrL]

Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865

Natal, S.Africa - Mozambique, Rhodesia, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Malawi, Tanzania, E.Kenya. See [About maps] Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865; Ill. exot. Butts 3 (54): pl. 3, f. 19-20
Acraea zetes acara ; [BAFR, 144]; [BK, 379 (note)]
Acraea (Acraea) acara ; [AfrL]

A. a. acara

A. a. melanophanes Le Cerf, 1927

Acraea (Acraea) acara melanophanes ; [AfrL]

Acraea chilo Godman, 1880

-. See [About maps] Acraea chilo ; [BK, 379]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 27]
Acraea (Acraea) chilo ; [AfrL]

A. c. chile

NE.Tanzania, E.Kenya, C.Kenya, S.Ethiopia, Somalia Acraea chilo chile ; [BAFR, 145]
Acraea (Acraea) chilo chilo ; [AfrL]

A. c. yemensis Le Doux, 1931

SW.Arabia Acraea chilo yemenensis ; [BAFR, 145 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) chilo yemensis ; [AfrL]

Acraea magnifica Carpenter & Jackson, 1950

N.Kenya (Mt. Marsabit, Mt. Kulal). See [About maps] Acraea chilo magnifica ; [BK, 379 (note)]; [BAFR, 145 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) magnifica ; [AfrL]

Acraea hypoleuca Trimen, 1898

Namibia. See [About maps] Acraea hypoleuca Trimen, 1898; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898: 2, pl. 1
Acraea hypoleuca ; [BAFR, 144 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) hypoleuca ; [AfrL]

The anemosa species-group

Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865

Zululand, Swaziland, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Moçambique, Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Nambia, Angola, Tanzania, E.Kenya (coast), S.Somalia. See [About maps] Broad Bordered Acraea
Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865; Ill. exot. Butts 3 (55): pl. 8, f. 14-15
?welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1892²; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 42: 573, TL: Angola

Acraea anemosa ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 12]; [BAFR, 145]; [BK, 379]
?Acraea welwitschi ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 12 (text only)]
?Acraea welwitschii ; [EBW, (name only)]

Acraea anemosa f. welwitschii ; [BAFR, 145, fig.]
Acraea anemosa f. nivea ; [BAFR, 145, fig.]
Acraea anemosa f. alboradiata Aurivillius²; [BAFR, 145 (note)]
Acraea anemosa f. lobemba Neave²; [BAFR, 145 (note)]
Acraea (Acraea) anemosa ; [AfrL]

Larva on Modecca abyssinica [PBSA], Adenia, Vitis [BK]

Acraea pseudolycia Butler, 1874

-. See [About maps] Acraea pseudolycia ; [BOW]
Acraea (Acraea) pseudolycia ; [AfrL]

A. p. pseudolycia

Angola, Zaire (Shaba), W.Zambia Acraea pseudolycia pseudolycia ; [BAFR, 146]
Acraea (Acraea) pseudolycia pseudolycia ; [AfrL]

A. p. astrigera Butler, 1899

C.Kenay, E.Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, N.Uganda, Ethiopia Acraea pseudolycia astrigera ; [BK, 380]
Acraea pseudolycia f. astrigera ; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 18]
Acraea pseudolycia astrigera ; [BAFR, 146]
Acraea (Acraea) pseudolycia astrigera ; [AfrL]

A. p. f. auasa (Gabriel)

Acraea pseudolycia f. auasa ; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 19]

Acraea turna Mabille, 1877

Madagascar. See [About maps] Acraea turna f. marmorata ; [BAFR, 143, fig.]
Acraea turna ; [BAFR, 143]; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) turna ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

The egina species-group

Acraea egina (Cramer, 1775)

-. See [About maps] Papilio egina Cramer, 1775
Acraea egina, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea egina ; [BK, 372]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 31-32]
Acraea (Acraea) egina ; [AfrL]

Larva on Rawsonia, Adenia [BK]

A. e. egina

Senegal - Zaire, Angola, Sudan? Acraea egina egina ; [BAFR, 143]
Acraea (Acraea) egina egina ; [AfrL]

A. e. areca (Mabille, 1889)

N.Transvaal - E.Rhodesia, Moçambique, S.Malawi, E.Kenya (coast), E.Tanzania (coast) Acraea areca Mabille, 1888; Annl. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 8, Bull.: 169
Acraea egina areca ; [BAFR, 143 (text)]; [BK, 372 (note)]
Acraea (Acraea) egina areca ; [AfrL]

A. e. bellehui Carcasson²

SW.Ethiopia, SE.Sudan Acraea egina bellehui ; [BAFR, 143 (text)]

A. e. harrisoni Sharpe, 1904

E.Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya, W.Tanzania Acraea (Acraea) egina harrisoni ; [AfrL]
Acraea egina harrisoni ; [BK, 372 (note)]; [BAFR, 143 (text)]

A. e. pembanus Kielland, 1990

Acraea (Acraea) egina pembanus ; [AfrL]

Acraea medea (Cramer, 1775)

Príncipe I. Papilio medea Cramer, 1775
Acraea egina medea ; [BAFR, 143 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) medea ; [AfrL]

The cepheus species-group

Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758)

-. See [About maps] Papilio cepheus Linnaeus, 1758
Acraea cepheus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea cepheus ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 24]
Acraea (Acraea) cepheus ; [AfrL]

A. c. cepheus

from (Nigeria - Angola) - Uganda, W.Tanzania, Zambia Acraea cepheus cepheus ; [BAFR, 148]

Acraea abdera Hewitson, 1852

-. See [About maps] Acraea abdera, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea abdera ; [BAFR, 148]
Acraea (Acraea) abdera ; [AfrL]

A. a. abdera

Acraea (Acraea) abdera abdera ; [AfrL]

A. a. eginopsis Aurivillius, 1899

Sierra Leone - Benin Acraea cepheus eginopsis ; [BAFR, 148 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) abdera eginopsis ; [AfrL]

Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847

Natal, Zululand, Moçambique - Kenya, Malawi. See [About maps] Blood Acraea
Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847; in Delegorgue, Voyage Afr. australe, 2: 589
Acraea petraea ; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 16]; [BAFR, 147]; [BK, 372]
Acraea (Acraea) petraea ; [AfrL]

Larva on Xylotheca kraussiana, X. kotzei [PBSA]

Acraea rohlfsi Suffert, 1904

Acraea rohlfsi ; [EBW, (name only, Acraea petrae f.?)]
Acraea (Acraea) rohlfsi ; [AfrL]

Acraea guillemei Oberthür, 1893

Angola, S.Zaire (Shaba), N.Zambia, W.Tanzania. See [About maps] Acraea guillemei ; [BAFR, 148]
Acraea quillemei ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 55]
Acraea guillemei ; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) guillemei ; [AfrL]

Acraea diogenes Suffert, 1904

Angola, Zambia, S.Zaire. See [About maps] ?acutipennis Lathy, 1906²; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1906: 3, pl. 1, f. 3
Acraea diogenes ; [BAFR, 148]; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) diogenes ; [AfrL]

Acraea buettneri Rogenhofer, 1889

S.Zaire, Angola, Namibia, Zambia. See [About maps] Acraea büttneri Rogenhofer, 1889; : 553 [1890?]
?Acraea parapetraea Schouteden, 1919; Rev. zool. afr. 6: 152
Acraea buttneri ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 19]
Acraea buettneri ; [BAFR, 149]
Acraea (Acraea) buettneri ; [AfrL]

Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847

Natal, Transvaal, Rhodesia, S.Moçambique. See [About maps] Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847; in Delegorgue, Voyage Afr. australe, 2: 591
Acraea violarum ; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 36]; [BAFR, 149]
Acraea (Acraea) violarum ; [AfrL]

Larva on Tryphostemma sandersonii [PBSA]

Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877

Rhodesia, Zambia, Malawi, Moçambique, S.Tanzania. See [About maps] Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877; Ent. mon. Mag. 14: 52
Acraea asema ; [BAFR, 149]
Acraea (Acraea) asema ; [AfrL]

Acraea omrora Trimen, 1894

-. See [About maps] Acraea omrora Trimen, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894: 24
Acraea (Acraea) omrora ; [AfrL]

A. o. omrora

N.Namibia, S.Angola Acraea omrora omrora ; [BAFR, 149]
Acraea (Acraea) omrora omrora ; [AfrL]

?A. o. umbrata Wichgraf²

Zambia - SE.Zaire ?Acraea omrora umbrata ; [BAFR, 149 (text)]

A. o. umbraetae Pierre, 1988

Acraea (Acraea) omrora umbraetae ; [AfrL]

Acraea lofua Eltringham, 1911

Zambia. See [About maps] Acraea lofua ; [BAFR, 146]; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) lofua ; [AfrL]

Acraea bailundensis Wichgraf, 1918

Angola. See [About maps] Acraea bailunduensis ; [BAFR, 146 (text)]; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) bailundensis ; [AfrL]

Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847

-. See [About maps] Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847; in Delegorgue, Voyage Afr. australe, 2: 590
Acraea nohara ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 55]
Acraea (Acraea) nohara ; [AfrL]

Larva on Wormskioldia longepedunculata, Tryphostemma sandersonii [PBSA]

A. n. nohara

Natal, N.Transvaal, E.Transvaal Acraea nohara nohara ; [BAFR, 146]
Acraea (Acraea) nohara nohara ; [AfrL]

A. n. halali Marshall, 1896

Rhodesia (Mashonaland, Manicaland) Acraea nohara halali ; [BAFR, 146]
Acraea (Acraea) nohara halali ; [AfrL]

?A. n. junodi Oberthür²

Mozambique - Kenya ?Acraea nohara junodi ; [BAFR, 146 (text)]

Acraea punctellata Eltringham, 1912

Zambia, Malawi, S.Tanzania. See [About maps] Acraea nohara punctellata ; [BAFR, 146]
Acraea (Acraea) punctellata ; [AfrL]

Acraea chambezi Neave, 1910

E.Zambia, Malawi. See [About maps] Acraea chambezi ; [BAFR, 146]; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) chambezi ; [AfrL]

Acraea mansya Eltringham, 1911

-. See [About maps] Acraea (Acraea) mansya ; [AfrL]
Acraea mansya ; [EBW, (name only)]

A. m. mansya

Zambia Acraea mansya mansya ; [BAFR, 147]

?A. m. janssensi Overlaet²

S.Zaire (Shaba) ?Acraea mansya janssensi ; [BAFR, 145 (text)]

Acraea onerata Trimen, 1891

South West Africa (Ovamboland). See [About maps] Acraea onerata Trimen, 1891; Proc. zool. soc. Lond. 1891: 67, pl. 8, f. 7-8
Acraea onerata ; [BAFR, 147]
Acraea (Acraea) onerata ; [AfrL]

Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881

Victoria Falls - Botswana - Ovamboland, S.Zaire (Shaba), Angola. See [About maps] Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881; in Oates, Matabe land and the Victoria Falls, App. 4: 343
Acraea atolmis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea atolmis ; [BAFR, 143]
Acraea (Acraea) atolmis ; [AfrL]

Acraea periphanes Oberthür, 1893

Zambia, Malawi, S.Tanzania, W.Tanzania, S.Zaire (Shaba), Angola. See [About maps] Acraea periphanes ; [BAFR, 147]; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 15]
Acraea (Acraea) periphanes ; [AfrL]

The aureola species-group

?Acraea aureola Eltringham, 1911²

Angola. See [About maps] aureola Eltringham, 1911²; Novit. Zool. 18: 149
Acraea aureola ; [BAFR, 147]; [EBW, (name only)]

The acrita species-group

Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865

-. See [About maps] Fiery Acraea
Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865; Ill. exot. Butts 3 (54): pl. 3
Acraea acrita ; [BK, 373]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 2]
Acraea (Acraea) acrita ; [AfrL]

Larva on Adenia? [BK]

A. a. acrita

Rhodesia - Mozambique, Malawi, E.Zambia, N.Zambia, S.Zaire (E.Shaba), Tanzania Acraea acrita acrita ; [BAFR, 137]
Acraea (Acraea) acrita acrita ; [AfrL]

A. a. ambigua Trimen, 1891

SW.Zambia, N.Angola Acraea acrita ambigua ; [BAFR, 137]
Acraea (Acraea) acrita ambigua ; [AfrL]

Acraea guluensis Le Doux, 1932

N.Uganda. See [About maps] Acraea acrita guluensis ; [BAFR, 137 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) guluensis ; [AfrL]

Acraea eltringhamiana Le Doux, 1932

C.Zambia (L. Bangweulu), S.Zaire. See [About maps] eltringhamiana Le Doux, 1932; Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 18: 197
Acraea acrita eltringhamiana ; [BAFR, 137 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) eltringhamiana ; [AfrL]

Acraea pudorina Staudinger, 1885

S.Kenya. See [About maps] Kenyan Fiery Acraea
Acraea acrita pudorina ; [BAFR, 137]
Acraea pudorina ; [BK, 372]; Pierre, 1987, Nouvelle Révue d'Entomologie, (Nouvelle Serie), 4
Acraea (Acraea) pudorina ; [AfrL]

Larva on Adenia? [BK]

Acraea utengulensis Thurau, 1903

Tanzania. See [About maps] Tanzanian Fiery Acraea
?Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891; van Someren, 1925, J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 23[?]
Acraea (Acraea) utengulensis ; [AfrL]
Acraea utengulensis ; [BK, 373]
Acraea acrita utengulensis ; [BAFR, 137]

Larva on Adenia? [BK]

Acraea manca Thurau, 1904

Acraea manca; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) manca ; [AfrL]

Acraea chaeribula Oberthür, 1893

S.Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba). See [About maps] Acraea chaeribula ; [BAFR, 138]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 26]
Acraea (Acraea) chaeribula ; [AfrL]

Acraea lualabae Neave, 1910

S.Zaire (Shaba). See [About maps] Acraea lualabae -:BAFR, 138; #
Acraea lualabae ; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) lualabae ; [AfrL]

The caecilia species-group

Acraea caecilia (Fabricius, 1781)

Senegal - E.Africa, Abyssinia. See [About maps] Papilio caecilia Fabricius, 1781
Acraea caecilia ; [BK, 376]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 21]
Acraea (Acraea) caecilia ; [AfrL]

Larva on Adenia [BK]

A. c. caecilia

Gambia - Senegal, N.Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, W.Kenya Acraea caecilia caecilia ; [BAFR, 138]
Acraea (Acraea) caecilia caecilia ; [AfrL]

A. c. kulal van Someren, 1936

N.Kenya (Mt. Kula, Marsabit) Acraea caecilia kulal ; [BK, 376 (note)]; [BAFR, 138 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) caecilia kulal ; [AfrL]

A. c. pudora Aurivillius, 1910

E.Kenya (E of the Rift Valley) - Tanzania, N.Malawi Acraea caecilia pudora ; [BK, 376 (note)]; [BAFR, 138 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) caecilia pudora ; [AfrL]

Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877

-. See [About maps] Black Tip Acraea Black-tipped Acraea
Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877; Ent. mon. Mag. 14: 52
Acraea caldarena ; [BK, 377]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 22]
Acraea (Acraea) caldarena ; [AfrL]

Larva on Wormskioldia longepedunculata [PBSA], Adenia [BK]

A. c. caldarena

S.Africa, Rhodesia, Botswana, Angola, S.Zaire (Shaba), Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya Acraea caldarena caldarena ; [BAFR, 140]
Acraea (Acraea) caldarena caldarena ; [AfrL]

A. c. neluska Oberthür, 1878

E.Kenya (coast), E.Tanzania (coast) Acraea caldarena neluska ; [BK, 377 (note)]; [BAFR, 140]
Acraea (Acraea) caldarena neluska ; [AfrL]

Acraea pudorella Aurivillius, 1899

-. See [About maps] Acraea (Acraea) pudorella ; [AfrL]
Acraea pudorella ; [EBW]

A. p. pudorella

SW.Africa - W.Zambia, Angola, Tanzania, E.Kenya (coast) Acraea pudorella detecta Neave, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910: 24, pl. 1, f. 6, 6a

= ; Heath, Newport & Hancock, 2001, The Butterflies of Zambia

Acraea pudorella pudorella ; [BK, 375]; [BAFR, 139]
Acraea pudorella detecta ; [BAFR, 139]

Acraea equatorialis Neave, 1904

-. See [About maps] Acraea equatorialis ; [BK, 374]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 33]
Acraea equatoralis[sic] ; [EBW]
Acraea aequatorialis ; (missp.)
Acraea (Acraea) equatorialis ; [AfrL]

A. e. equatorialis

NW.Tanzania, E.Uganda, W.Kenya Acraea equatorialis equatorialis ; [BAFR, 142]
Acraea (Acraea) equatorialis equatorialis ; [AfrL]

A. e. anaemia Eltringham, 1912

E.Kenya, NE.Tanzania Acraea equatorialis anaemia ; [BAFR, 142 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) equatorialis anaemia ; [AfrL]

Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881

Zululand, Moçambique, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Botswana. See [About maps] Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881; in Oates, Matabe land and the Victoria Falls, App. 4: 346
Acraea aglaonice ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 4]; [BAFR, 143]
Acraea (Acraea) aglaonice ; [AfrL]

Acraea asboloplintha Karsch, 1894

Uganda, Ruwenzori, Kenya. See [About maps] Black-Winged Acraea
Acraea asboloplintha ; [BK, 376]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 13]
Acraea (Acraea) asboloplintha ; [AfrL]

Larva on Adenia, Passiflora, Tryphostemma, Vitis [BK]

A. a. asboloplintha Karch, 1894

W.Kenya (W of the Rift Valley), E.Zaire, Uganda Acraea asboloplintha asboloplintha ; [BK, 377 (note)]; [BAFR, 139]
Acraea (Acraea) asboloplintha asboloplintha ; [AfrL]

A. a. rubescens Trimen, 1909

E.Kenya (Abderdares, Nairobi, Meru, Mt.Kenya) Acraea asboloplintha rubescens ; [BAFR, 139]; [BK, 377 (note)]
Acraea (Acraea) asboloplintha rubescens ; [AfrL]

Acraea leucopyga Aurivillius, 1904

Zambia, Malawi, S.Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania, Uganda. See [About maps] Acraea leucopyga ; [BAFR, 140]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 46]
Acraea (Acraea) leucopyga ; [AfrL]

Acraea rhodesiana Wichgraf, 1909

Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba). See [About maps] Acraea rhodesiana ; [BAFR, 140]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 4 (text only)]
Acraea (Acraea) rhodesiana ; [AfrL]

Acraea braesia Godman, 1885

NE.Tanzania, E.Kenya, N.Kenya, NE.Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia. See [About maps] Acraea braesia ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 17]; [BAFR, 142]; [BK, 374]
Acraea (Acraea) braesia ; [AfrL]

Larva on Vernonia [BK]

Acraea sykesi Sharpe, 1902

NE.Zaire, S.Sudan, Uganda, C.A.R, N.Cameroun, N.Nigeria, SW.Kenya. See [About maps] Sykes' Acraea
Acraea sykesi ; [BK, 373]; [BAFR, 142]
Acraea (Acraea) sykesi ; [AfrL]

Larva on Adenia [BK]

Acraea doubledayi Guérin-Méneville, 1849

-. See [About maps] Acraea doubledayi ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 30]; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) doubledayi ; [AfrL]

A. d. doubledayi

SE.Sudan, N.Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia Acraea doubledayi doubledayi ; [BAFR, 142]
Acraea (Acraea) doubledayi doubledayi ; [AfrL]

?A. d. rileyi Eltringahm, 1913²

Kenya Acraea doubledayi doubledayi f. rileyi ; [BAFR, 142, fig.]
Acraea nr. doubledayi ; [BK, 374]

A. d. azvaki d'Abrera, 1980

S.Yemen Acraea doubledayi azvaki ; [BAFR, 142]
Acraea (Acraea) doubledayi azvaki ; [AfrL]

Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855

Natal, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Moçambique, E.Africa - Abyssinia, Congo. See [About maps] Window Acraea
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855; Mber. dt. Akad. Wiss. Berl. 1855: 640
Acraea oncaea ; [BK, 375]; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 4-5]; [BAFR, 141]
Acraea (Acraea) oncaea ; [AfrL]

Larva on Oncoba kraussiana, Wormskieoldia longepedunculata, Adenia spp. [PBSA]

Acraea ella Eltringham, 1911

Angola. See [About maps] Acraea ella ; [BAFR, 142]
Acraea ela[sic] ; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) ella ; [AfrL]

Acraea axina Westwood, 1881

Zululand, Rhodesia, Moçambique, Transvaal, Botswana, South West Africa, Malawi. See [About maps] Acraea axina Westwood, 1881; in Oates, Matabe land and the Victoria Falls, App. 4: 344
Acraea axina ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 15]; [BAFR, 141]
Acraea (Acraea) axina ; [AfrL]

Acraea marnois Rogenhofer, 1890

S.Sudan, Lake Victoria. See [About maps] Acraea marnois ; [BAFR, 139]; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea (Acraea) marnois ; [AfrL]

Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881

Rhodesia, Zambia, Botswana - Ovamboland. See [About maps] Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881; in Oates, Matabe land and the Victoria Falls, App. 4: 342
Acraea atergatis ; [BAFR, 139]
Acraea (Acraea) atergatis ; [AfrL]

Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860

South West Africa, Botswana, Rhodesia, Transvaal, Orange Free State. See [About maps] Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860; Wien ent. Monatschr. 4 (2): 35
Acraea stenobea ; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 31]; [BAFR, 140]
Acraea (Acraea) stenobea ; [AfrL]

Acraea lygus Druce, 1875

South West Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Zambia. See [About maps] Acraea lygus Druce, 1875; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1875: 408
Acraea lygus ; [BAFR, 141]; [BK, 376]
Acraea (Acraea) lygus ; [AfrL]

Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847

Natal - Rhodesia, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania, E.Kenya. See [About maps] Natal Acraea
Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847; in Delegorgue, Voyage Afr. australe, 2: 590
?Acraea dispar Schouteden, 1919; Rev. zool. afr. 6: 154
Acraea natalica natalica ; [BAFR, 138]; [BK, 375]
Acraea natalica ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 50]
Acraea (Acraea) natalica ; [AfrL]

Larva on Adenia gummifera, Passiflora spp., Wormskioldia longepedunculata [PBSA]

Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852

Senegal - Angola, Zaire, Nigeria, W.Kenya, S.Ethiopia. See [About maps] abadima Ribbe, 1889²
Acraea pseudegina, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea pseudegina ; [BK, 376]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 50 (text only)]
Acraea natalica pseudegina ; [BAFR, 138 (text)]
Acraea natalica abadima ; [BAFR, 138 (text)]
Acraea (Acraea) pseudegina ; [AfrL]

Larva on Passiflora, Cephalomma [BK, Fontaine, 1988]

The rahira species-group

Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833

-. See [About maps] Marsh Acraea
Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833; Faun. ent. Madagascar, Lépid.: 33
Acraea rahira, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea rahira ; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 23]
Acraea (Actinote) rahira ; [AfrL]

Larva on Polygonum pulchrum, Erigeron canadense [PBSA]

A. r. rahira

S.Africa, Rhodesia, Mozambique - Malawi, S.Tanzania, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Angola, W.Kenya, Uganda Acraea rahira uasingishuensis Stoneham, 1943; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (45): ?

= Acraea rahira ; Pierre & Bernaud, 2002, Lambillionea 102 (3, I): 248

Acraea rahira rahira ; [BAFR, 126]
Acraea rahira uasingishuensis ; [BAFR, 127 (text)]; [BK, 370]
Acraea rahira rahira ; Pierre & Bernaud, 2002, Lambillionea 102 (3, I): 247, fig.
Acraea (Actinote) rahira rahira ; [AfrL]

Larva on Polygonum, Erigeron [BK]

A. r. mufindi Kielland, 1990

Tanzania Acraea rahira mufindi Kielland, 1990; , TL: de Mufindi, Ngwasi, 1800m (8°36'S, 33°17'E)
Acraea rahira mufindi ; Pierre & Bernaud, 2002, Lambillionea 102 (3, I): 247, fig.
Acraea (Actinote) rahira mufindi ; [AfrL]

Acraea anacreon Trimen, 1868

Natal, Transvaal, Angola - Rhodesia - Kenya. See [About maps] Acraea anacreon Trimen, 1868; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1868: 77
Acraea anacreon ; [EBW]; [BK, 370]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 11]
Acraea (Actinote) anacreon ; [AfrL]

Larva on Cliffortia linearifolia, Aeschynomene spp., Adenia spp. [PBSA]

A. a. anacreon

S.Africa Acraea anacreon anacreon ; [BAFR, 127]

Acraea speciosa Wichgraf, 1909

Angola. See [About maps] Anacreon speciosa ; [BAFR, 127]
Acraea (Actinote) speciosa ; [AfrL]

Acraea lusinga Overlaet, 1955

W.Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba). See [About maps] Acraea anacreon lusinga ; [BAFR, 127]
Acraea (Actinote) lusinga ; [AfrL]

Acraea bomba Grose-Smith, 1889

Rhodesia, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi - Tanzania, S.Uganda. See [About maps] Acraea anacreon bomba ; [BAFR, 127]; [BK, 370 (note)]
Acraea (Actinote) bomba ; [AfrL]

Acraea anacreontica Grose-Smith, 1898

W.Kenya, Uganda. See [About maps] Acraea (Actinote) anacreontica ; [AfrL]

A. a. anacreontica

Acraea anacreon anacreontica ; [BK, 370 (note)]; [BAFR, 127]
Acraea (Actinote) anacreontica anacreontica ; [AfrL]

A. a. chyulu van Someren, 1939

SE.Kenya (Chyulu Hills) Acraea anacreon chyulu ; [BAFR, 127 (text)]; [BK, 370 (note)]
Acraea (Actinote) anacreontica chyulu ; [AfrL]

Acraea wigginsi Neave, 1904

Uganda. See [About maps] Acraea wigginsi ; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 38]; [EBW, (name only, Acraea anacreon f.?)]; [BK, 370 (note)]
Acraea (Actinote) wigginsi ; [AfrL]

A. w. wigginsi

Acraea (Actinote) wigginsi wigginsi ; [AfrL]

A. w. occidentalis Bethune-Baker, 1926

Cameroun, Nigeria wigginsi occidentalis Bethune-Baker, 1926; Ent. Rec. 38: 115
?Acraea anacreon occidentalis ; [BAFR, 127]
Acraea (Actinote) wigginsi occidentalis ; [AfrL]

Acraea guichardi Gabriel, 1949

Ethiopia. See [About maps] Acraea guichardi ; [EBW, (name only)]; [BAFR, 126]
Acraea (Actinote) guichardi ; [AfrL]

Acraea zitja Boisduval, 1833

Madagascar. See [About maps] Acraea zitja ; [BAFR, 127]; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 41]; Pierre & Bernaud, 2002, Lambillionea 102 (3, I): 247, fig.
Acraea (Actinote) zitja ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Acraea calida Butler, 1878

Madagascar. See [About maps] Acraea calida ; Pierre & Bernaud, 2002, Lambillionea 102 (3, I): 247, fig.
Acraea (Actinote) calida ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Acraea mirifica Lathy, 1906

Angola, Zambia. See [About maps] Acraea mirifica Lathy, 1906; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1906: 2, pl. 1, f. 2
Acraea mirifica ; [BAFR, 128]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 51]
Acraea (Actinote) mirifica ; [AfrL]

The encedon species-group

Acraea encedon (Linnaeus, 1758)

-. See [About maps] Common Acraea White-barred Acraea Encedon Acraea
Papilio encedon Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 488
?Papilio lycia Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 464
?fumosa Aurivillius, 1913; in Seitz, Gross-schmett. Erde, 13: 258
?Acraea encedon f. lycia ; auth.
?Acraea encedon lycia[?] ; [BAFR, 137]
?Acraea fumosa ; [EBW, (name only)]
Acraea encedon ; [BK, 362]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 34]
Acraea (Actinote) encedon ; [AfrL]

Larva on Commelina [EOB]

A. e. encedon

south of Sahara, Madagascar Acraea encedon encedon ; [BAFR, 136]
Acraea (Actinote) encedon encedon ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

A. e. rathjensi Le Doux, 1933

SW.Arabia Acraea encedon rathjensi ; [BAFR, 136]
Acraea (Actinote) encedon rathjensi ; [AfrL]

Acraea necoda Hewitson, 1861

N.Ethiopia, C.Ethiopia. See [About maps] Acraea encedon necoda ; auth.
Acraea necoda ; [BAFR, 137]
Acraea (Actinote) necoda ; [AfrL]

Acraea encedana Pierre, 1976

AF (south of Sahara) - Zambia, Mozambigue. See [About maps] Pierre's Acraea
Acraea encedana ; [BK, 363]
Acraea (Actinote) encedana ; [AfrL]

Larva on Desmodium [BK]

The bonasia species-group

Acraea bonasia (Fabricius, 1775)

-. See [About maps] Papilio bonasia Fabricius, 1775
Acraea bonasia, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea bonasia ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 16]
Acraea (Actinote) bonasia ; [AfrL]

A. b. bonasia

from (W.Africa - Angola, Zambia) - Zaire, W.Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, NW.Tanzania Acraea bonasia bonasia ; [BAFR, 131]
Acraea (Actinote) bonasia bonasia ; [AfrL]

A. b. banka Eltringham, 1912

Ethiopia (highlands) Acraea bonasia banka ; [BAFR, 131 (text)]
Acraea (Actinote) bonasia banka ; [AfrL]

Acraea alicia (Sharpe, 1890)

Cameroun - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi. See [About maps] Acraea alicia, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea alicia ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 7]
Acraea bonasia alicia ; [BAFR, 131]
Acraea alicia ; [BK, 368]
Acraea (Actinote) alicia ; [AfrL]

Larva on Hibiscus?, Triumfetta? [BK]

A. a. alicia

Acraea (Actinote) alicia alicia ; [AfrL]

A. a. mbulu Kielland, 1990

Acraea (Actinote) alicia mbulu ; [AfrL]

A. a. uzungwae Kielland, 1990

Acraea (Actinote) alicia uzungwae ; [AfrL]

Acraea goetzei Thurau, 1903

S.Malawi - S.Tanzania, W.Tanzania, SW.Uganda. See [About maps] Acraea goetzi[sic?] ; [EBW (spell.)]
Acraea goetzei ; [BAFR, 130]
Acraea (Actinote) goetzei ; [AfrL]

Acraea excelsior Sharpe, 1891

Nyasaland, Tanzania, Kenya. See [About maps] Acraea excelsior ; [BOW: pl. 108, f. 38]; [EBW]
Acraea (Actinote) excelsior ; [AfrL]

A. e. excelsior

Kenya, S.Tanzania Acraea excelsior excelsior ; [BAFR, 130]; [BK, 369]
Acraea (Actinote) excelsior excelsior ; [AfrL]

Larva on Triumfetta [BK]

A. e. usambarae Jackson, 1951

NE.Tanzania (Usambara Mts.) Acraea excelsior usambarae ; [BAFR, 130 (text)]
Acraea (Actinote) excelsior usambarae ; [AfrL]

Acraea sotikensis Sharpe, 1892

Ethiopia - Kenya - Cameroun - Angola, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaire. See [About maps] Sotik Acraea
?Acraea bayeri Schouteden, 1919; Rev. zool. afr. 6: 157
Acraea sotikensis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Acraea sotikensis ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 109, f. 28]; [BAFR, 129]; [BK, 369]

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