Acraea barberi
| Barber's acraea | |
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| Acraea barberi and related species | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. barberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea barberi | |
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Acraea barberi, or Barber's acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa only in hilly wooded savannah in Gauteng, Limpopo and North West.
The wingspan is 55–66 mm for males and 60–72 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to December with peaks in October and February.[4]
The larvae feed on Adenia glauca.
Acraea barberi is a member of the Acraea zetes species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [5]
References
- ^ Woodhall, S.E. (2020). Acraea barberi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T159896A161316844.en
- ^ Trimen, R. 1881 On some new species of Rhopalocera from Southern Africa. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1881: 433-445.
- ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- ^ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf