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The Rainforest Acraea (''Acraea boopis'') is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, from Mozambique to Kenya and in Tanzania. The wingspan is 45–52 mm for males and 49–58 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks from November to March in southern Africa.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on Celastraceae species, including ''Cassine tetragonal'', ''Maytenus acuminate'', ''Maytenus heterophylla'' and ''Rawsonia lucida''. ==Subspecies== *''Acraea boopis boopis'' (South Africa in afromontane and higher lowland forest in East Cape, then along the escarpment through KwaZulu-Natal, also in Mpumalanga and Limpopo Province) *''Acraea boopis ama'' Pierre, 1979 (Kenya, northern Tanzania) *''Acraea boopis choloui'' Pierre, 1979 (Malawi) May be a full species. 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 boopis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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