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Butterfly

Rhopalocera

Description:

Butterflies are beautiful, flying insects with large scaly wings. Like all insects, they have six jointed legs, 3 body parts, a pair of antennae, compound eyes, and an exoskeleton. The three body parts are the head, thorax (the chest), and abdomen (the tail end). The butterfly's body is covered by tiny sensory hairs.

Habitat:

Butterflies and moths live and breed in diverse habitats, including salt marshes, mangroves, sand dunes, lowland forest, wetlands, grasslands and mountain zones. Rock surfaces and bare ground are critical – they are home to the lichen eaten by the larvae, and offer adults places to bask in the sun.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 4 years ago
Acraea Butterfly
Acraea sp. Acraea horta - Wikipedia


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1 Comment

bayucca
bayucca 4 years ago

Nymphalidae, Acraeinae, Acraea sp., not really sure if yours is really Acraea horta as mentioned in my link. Acraea in Africa are extremely tricky to ID, a huge bulk of more than hundred species and also very variable within the species itself. Yours looks also a little bit older, so markings and colors may be a little bit fainted.

Glenwood House
Spotted by a stud ent at Glenwood House

George Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Feb 19, 2020
Submitted on Feb 19, 2020

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