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词条 Acraea anemosa
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  1. Taxonomy

  2. References

  3. External links

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| name = Broad-bordered acraea
| image = Neave proceedingsofzoo19101588zool 0051, 2.jpg
| image_caption = male, f. welwitschii
| image2 = SeitzFaunaAfricanaXIIITaf54, c4, alboradiata.jpg
| image2_caption = f. alboradiata
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Lepidoptera
| familia = Nymphalidae
| genus = Acraea
| species = A. anemosa
| binomial = Acraea anemosa
| binomial_authority = Hewitson, 1865[1]
| synonyms =
  • Acraea arcticincta Butler, 1883
  • Acraea anemosa mosana Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea anemosa dubiosa Suffert, 1904
  • Acraea welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1893
  • Acraea anemosa ab. alboradiata Aurivillius, 1899
  • Acraea anemosa ab. interrupta Thurau, 1904
  • Acraea anemosa ab. discoguttata Strand, 1909
  • Acraea anemosa ab. ufipana Strand, 1911
  • Acraea anemosa ab. urungensis Strand, 1911
  • Acraea welwitschii lobemba Eltringham, 1912
  • Acraea welwitschii lutea Riley, 1921
  • Acraea welwitschii nivea Riley, 1921
  • Acraea anemosa f. conjuncta Niepelt, 1937
  • Acraea anemosa macrosticta Storace, 1949

}}

Acraea anemosa, the broad-bordered acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zululand, Swaziland, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), Namibia, Angola, Tanzania, the coast of eastern Kenya and southern Somalia.

It is a variable species with a number of described colour morphs including f. anemosa, f. arctitincta, f. mosana, f. welwitschii, f. nivea, f. alboradiata and f. lobemba.

The wingspan is 50–55 mm for males and 57–64 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with a peak from September to May in southern Africa. In cooler areas, adults can only be found from September to May.[2]

The larvae feed on Adenia venenata.

Taxonomy

Acraea anemosa is a member of the Acraea acrita species group. The clade members are:

  • Acraea anemosa
  • Acraea pseudolycia
  • Acraea turna

References

1. ^"Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. ^{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa|year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}
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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043216/http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/butterflies/nymphalidae/acraea_anemosa.htm Image] from Cape Town Museum
  • Images at Bold
  • Acraea anemosa at Pteron
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4 : Acraea (genus)|Butterflies described in 1865|Butterflies of Africa|Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson

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