Acraea brainei
Species of butterfly
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Acraea brainei, the Braine's acraea, is a butterfly belonging to the Nymphalidae family. It is found in north-western Namibia.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. brainei |
| Binomial name | |
| Acraea brainei | |
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Biology
The habitat consists of granite outcrops on hills and ridges.
Both sexes feed from the flowers of Turnera oculata. They are on wing from February to April.
The larvae also feed on Turnera oculata.
Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea terpsicore species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
