Acraea igola, the dusky-veined acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from the Eastern Cape along the coast to KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, north-eastern Tanzania.
The wingspan is 40–45 mm for males and 45–53 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from October to April. It is very scarce in dry months.[2]
A. igola Trim, is very similar to the two preceding species, [ A. quirinalis , A. orestia ] but the marginal band of the hindwing is not transparent and the cell is unspotted. Basal half of the forewing as far as the apex of the cell and vein 3 bright orange-yellow without spots; costal margin dusted with black to the base, apex, marginal band and veins 3-6; cellules 3-6 otherwise diaphanous; hindwing orange-yellow above with black dots and black marginal band 2-2.5 mm. in breadth; the red-yellow colour on the under surface much paler than on the upper; streaks on the interneural folds short, not reaching the distal margin. In the female the ground-colour is lighter, light ochre-yellow to cream-yellow and the marginal band not sharply defined. Zululand to German East Africa. - female f. maculiventris Sm. & Kirby has a duller, more brown-yellow ground-colour and the marginal band on the upperside of the hindwing not sharply defined, sometimes broader, sometimes narrower; beneath the hindwing is sometimes coloured as above, sometimes chocolate-brown at the base as far as the discal spots, and then light reddish to the red-brown marginal band. Among the type-form. [3]
The larvae feed on Urera woodii and Urera trinervis.
It is a member of the Acraea masamba species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [4]
Acraea igola, the dusky-veined acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from the Eastern Cape along the coast to KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, north-eastern Tanzania.
The wingspan is 40–45 mm for males and 45–53 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from October to April. It is very scarce in dry months.
Actinote igola is een vlinder uit de familie van de Nymphalidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1889 door Roland Trimen.
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesTelchinia igola là một loài bướm ngày thuộc họ Nymphalidae. Nó được tìm thấy ở the East Cape along the coast to KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, đông bắc Tanzania.
Sải cánh dài 40–45 mm đối với con đực và 45–53 mm đối với con cái. Con trưởng thành bay quanh năm, nhiều nhất vào từ tháng 10 đến tháng 4. It is very scarce in dry months[1].
Ấu trùng ăn Urera woodii và Urera trinervis.
Telchinia igola là một loài bướm ngày thuộc họ Nymphalidae. Nó được tìm thấy ở the East Cape along the coast to KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, đông bắc Tanzania.
Sải cánh dài 40–45 mm đối với con đực và 45–53 mm đối với con cái. Con trưởng thành bay quanh năm, nhiều nhất vào từ tháng 10 đến tháng 4. It is very scarce in dry months.
Ấu trùng ăn Urera woodii và Urera trinervis.