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The Broad Bordered Acraea (''Acraea anemosa'') is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. 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.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 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'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Acraea anemosa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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