Small yellow banded acraea
Introduction: Small Yellow Banded Acraeas
(Acraea acerata) vary in size, some are very small, and colouration. A
common marshland species, they are slow in flight and tend to stay close to
riverine bush netted quite easily.
Distribution: Rundu , Kavango
Region, Zambezi Region (formerly the Caprivi Strip) and along the Kavango and Zambezi Rivers.
Breeding: Clusters of eggs
are laid on the leaves of plants.
Colouration: Tawny-orange
patches on both wings with a very pale ochreous subapical band on both male and
female.
On the wing: All year
round.
Wingspan: Male: 40mm. Female:
40 to 45mm.
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