Acraea abdera


Acraea abdera, the Abdera acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, Uganda and the Republic of the Congo.

Description

Very close to Acraea cepheus qv.

Subspecies

Biology

The habitat consists of forest edges.
Both sexes mud-puddle in hot, dry weather.
The larvae feed on Caloncoba gilgiana, Caloncoba glauca and Oncoba spinosa.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea cepheus species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014