Acraea ranavalona
Acraea ranavalona is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros.
Description
A. ranavalona Bdv.. Forewing at the base as far as vein 2 bright red or almost completely hyaline ; hindwing with grey, often semitransparent, red-spotted marginal band, the red marginal spots proximally bounded by sharply defined black submarginal dots; basal and discal dots distinct; ground-colour beneath white, above in the male bright red, in the female white or whitish. Madagascar and Comoros. Female aberratio form manandaza Ward. Ground-colour of the hindwing more or less reddish. Madagascar. Aberratio form maransetra Ward. The discal dots of the hindwing united into a transverse band. Madagascar.Biology
The habitat consists of forests. The colours in life may be much brighter than those shown in early collections and in museums.Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea terpsicore species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014- Acraea ''ranavalona; Henning, 1993, Metamorphosis 4 : 11
- Acraea ranavalona; Pierre & Bernaud, 2013, Butterflies of the World'' 39: 5, pl. 15, f. 8-10