Acraea (Stephenia) oncaea Hopffer - Window acraea or Rooibok

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Acraea oncaea
Acraea oncaea
Acraea oncaea
Acraea oncaea

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chitengo (left × 3) and Catapu (right), Mozambique.

Species details:

Note: Photo left shows the male; photos right show the normal brown form and the uncommon grey form of the female.
Distribution: From Natal to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and northern Namibia.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
PassifloraceaeAdenia
Larval food (by plant species):
AchariaceaeXylotheca tettensis var. macrophylla
TurneraceaeTricliceras longepedunculatum var. longepedunculatum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Butterfly species: Acraea oncaea .
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400620, retrieved 20 May 2013

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