Acraea bomba


Acraea bomba, the Bomba acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and on the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe.

Description

Very similar to Acraea anacreon qv. for diagnosis

Biology

The habitat consists of grassland and open woodland.
Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Alchemilla gracilipes, Aeschynomene, Adenia and Wormskioldia species.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea rahira species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014