Acraea barberi
Species of butterfly
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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.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. barberi |
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| Acraea barberi | |
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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]
