Acraea disjuncta


Acraea disjuncta is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Uganda.

Description

A. disjuncta Sm. resembles a small male jodutta; both wings blackish above with light yellow markings; the hindmarginal spot of the forewing is broad, without, however, reaching the base of cellules 1 a and 1 b; the subapical band is about 4 mm. in breadth and has a small spot in 3, which
touches the hindmarginal spot; the median band on the upperside of the hindwing is about 8 mm. in breadth and the dark, sharply defined marginal band consequently at most 3 mm. Nandi, Ruwenzori; Lake Kiwi.

Subspecies

  • Acraea disjuncta disjuncta
  • Acraea disjuncta kigeziensis Jackson, 1956

Biology

The larvae feed on Urera hypselodendron.

Taxonomy

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