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Acraea horta (Linnaeus, 1764)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Heliconiinae → tribe Acraeini → genus Acraea → species Acraea horta

Species name(s)

Acraea horta (Linnaeus, 1764) = Papilio horta Linnaeus, 1764 = Acraea (Acraea) horta. [9]

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Flight time

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Detailed information with references

Distribution

South Africa. [15].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

Males are brighter than females. [15].

Imago lifespan

All year round. [15].

General info about Larva

Caterpillars are poisonous (as are imagos). [15].

Larva food plants / other food objects

Wild peach. [15].

Subspecies of Acraea horta

Acraea horta conjuncta Blachier, 1912. [187]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[15] Ландман В. Бабочки. Иллюстрированная энциклопедия. М.: Лабиринт Пресс, 2002
[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org

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