Acraea eugenia

Acraea eugenia, the small smoky acraea , is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

Description

A. eugenia Karsch. Forewing diaphanous or somewhat smoky and entirely without markings. Hindwing above whitish or slightly yellowish to the discal dots, with basal and discal dots but without submarginal ones; marginal band somewhat smoky and at least 6 mm. in breadth. Wings darker and more densely scaled; forewing with distinct transverse spot at the apex of the cell; hindwing from the base to beyond the middle scaled with yellow-brown on both surfaces. Spanish Guinea.

Biology

The habitat consists of open bushland near forests.
Adults are attracted to flowers.

Etymology

The name honours Empress Eugénie.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea terpsicore species group. But see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.

Acraea Henning, 1993, Metamorphosis 4 : 8
Acraea Pierre & Bernaud, 2013, Butterflies of the World 39: 5, pl. 17, f. 1-3