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Acraea horta (Garden Acraea)

Synonyms: Papilio horta

Wikipedia Abstract

Acraea horta or the Garden Acraea is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe. It has a typical wingspan of 45–50 mm for males and 49–53 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but are more common from October to April. The larvae feed on Kiggelaria africana and Passiflora (including Passiflora coerulea, Passiflora manicata and Passiflora mollisima) and Tacsonia species.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Passiflora edulis (passionflower)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0