Acraea neobule
Acraea neobule, the wandering donkey acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa and south-western Arabia.
Description
A. neobule Dbl. and Hew. on the underside of the hindwing the white basal dots are smaller and of almost uniform size. Mozambique: Zumbo to the Zambezi River. -arabica Rbl. completely agrees above with the race seis, but differs from all the neobuleforms in having the basal dots on the underside of the hindwing smaller and placed quite free; marginal spots of the hind wing small and elongate almost as in horta. South ArabiaThe wingspan is 48–55 mm for males and 50–56 mm for females.
Subspecies
- Acraea neobule subsp. neobule
- Acraea neobule subsp. legrandi Carcasson, 1964
Biology
Adults are on the wing year round, but are more common from September to April.The larvae feed on Passiflora edulis, Passiflora incarnata, Adenia gummifera and Hybanthus species.