''Acraea brainei'', the Braine's acraea, is a
butterfly in the family
Nymphalidae. It is found in north-western
Namibia.
Biology
The habitat consists of granite outcrops on hills and ridges.
Both sexes feed from the flowers of ''
Turnera oculata
''Turnera oculata'' is a species of evergreen, woody shrub, bearing striking yellow flowers with a dark centre, and occurring in the Kaokoveld in the Namib Desert in northern Namibia and in southern Angola. It is one of some 130 species occurrin ...
''. They are on wing from February to April.
The larvae also feed on ''
Turnera oculata
''Turnera oculata'' is a species of evergreen, woody shrub, bearing striking yellow flowers with a dark centre, and occurring in the Kaokoveld in the Namib Desert in northern Namibia and in southern Angola. It is one of some 130 species occurrin ...
''.
Taxonomy
It is a member of the ''
Acraea terpsicore''
species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014
[ Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre ''Acraea']
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References
Butterflies described in 1986
brainei
Endemic fauna of Namibia
Butterflies of Africa
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