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Acraea uvui (Tiny Acraea)

Synonyms: Acraea interruptella; Acraea minima

Wikipedia Abstract

The Tiny Acraea or Tiny Mountain Acraea (Acraea uvui) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Angola, northern Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and eastern Zaire. The habitat consists of sub-montane forests at altitudes ranging from 1,200 to 1,400 meters. Adult males mud puddle and are also attracted to urine and animal excrement. The larvae feed on Triumfetta species (including Triumfetta rhomboidea and Triumfetta macrophylla) and Sparmannia ricinocarpa.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Triumfetta rhomboidea (masiksik lahe)[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