Acraea quirinalis
Acraea quirinalis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the central and eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.
Description
A. quirinalis Smith is very similar to the preceding species, but has a sharply defined red-yellow basal area on the upperside of the forewing, reaching the apex of the cell and vein 3 and enclosing a black longitudinal streak in the basal part of the cell; the red-yellow colour on the forewing quite the same as that of the hindwing; marginal band of the hindwing distinctly broader than in orestia, about 4 mm. in breadth.Eastern Congo district; Uganda; German and British East Africa.
The larvae feed on Urera hypselodendron and Laportea ovalifolia.