Acraea alalonga


Acraea alalonga, the long-winged orange acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in montane grassland from the Drakensberg and midlands in KwaZulu-Natal, north into Mpumalanga and the Wolkberg in Limpopo.
The wingspan is 54–74 mm for males and 58–74 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to January and from March to May. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Fabaceae species, including Aeschynomene species.

Taxonomy

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