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The Tree Top Acraea (''Acraea cerasa'') is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in most of south-eastern Africa. The wingspan is 32–38 mm for males and 37–45 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from October to April. It is very scarce in dry months.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Rawsonia lucida'' and ''Drypetes gerrardii''. ==Subspecies== *''Acraea cerasa cerasa'' (KwaZulu-Natal to Kenya east of Rift Valley) *''Acraea cerasa cerita'' Sharpe, 1906 Uganda and possibly north-western Tanzania and eastern Zaire) *''Acraea cerasa kiellandi'' Carcasson, 1964 (the highlands west of Lake Tanganyika) *''Acraea cerasa unimaculata'' Grose-Smith, 1898 (the highlands west of the Rift Valley in Kenya) 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 cerasa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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