Acraea kraka


Acraea kraka, the kraka glassy acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

Description

A. kraka Auriv.. Forewing to vein 2 and hindwing to the discal dots whitish yellow or brown-yellow, otherwise hyaline; forewing usually with a black dot in the cell and with discal dots in 1 b and 2; hindwing in addition to the basal and discal dots usually with submarginal dots in 1 c and 2; marginal band diaphanous, 9 to 11 mm. in breadth. Cameroons, Fernando Po and Congo region in the primeval forests near Mawambi.

Subspecies

  • Acraea kraka kraka
  • Acraea kraka kibi Usher, 1986
  • Acraea kraka pallida Carpenter, 1932

Biology

The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Caloncoba species.

Taxonomy

See Pierre & Bernaud, 2014