Acraea burni

Acraea burni, the pale-yellow acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Eswatini, South Africa, Zimbabwe, eastern Zambia and southern Malawi.

Acraea burni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. burni
Binomial name
Acraea burni
Butler, 1896 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) burni
  • Acraea obeira burni
  • Acraea obeira meyeri van Son, 1963
  • Acraea obeira meyerana Ackery, 1995

The wingspan is 45–50 mm (1.8–2.0 in) for males and 49–53 mm (1.9–2.1 in) for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from September to April.[3]

The larvae feed on Laportea peduncularis, Pouzolzia mixta and Obetia tenax.

Taxonomy

Acraea burni is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Acraea obeira. See that species for diagnosis. It is a member of the Acraea pentapolis species group. But see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.[4]

References
  1. Butler, A.G. 1896 A new butterfly of the genus Acraea from Tugela, S. Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 18: 467.
  2. "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  4. Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
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