Tawny Coster

Description:

Fore wing: a transverse black spot in cell, and another irregular, oblique and broader at the disco-cellulars. Hind wing: a basal series of four or five black spots with a similar spot beyond in middle of cell and a subcostal black spot above it, followed by a discal series of obscure blackish spots and a minute postdiscal black dot. Antennae black, head and thorax black spotted with ochraceous and white

Habitat:

Acraea terpsicore can be seen in abundance wherever its larval foodplant (Passiflora species) is found. The adult tends to avoid dense undergrowth and shady areas, instead keeping to open spaces in all types of vegetation.