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Acraea serena (Fabricius, 1775)


Adult morphologyWingspan20
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1159
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
UBQ:
Can be found in nearly all types of habitats
UBQ
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Ehretiaceae
    - Cordia milleri
  • Malvaceae
    - Hibiscus
    - Sida
  • Solanaceae
    - Nicotiana
  • Sterculiaceae
    - Corchorus
    - Dombeya
    - Hermannia
    - Melochia melissifolia
    - Waltheria indica
  • Tiliaceae
    - Tilia cordata, [in captivity]
    - Triumfetta annua
    - Triumfetta glechomifolia
    - Triumfetta macrophylla
    - Triumfetta pilosa
    - Triumfetta rhomboidea
  • Verbenaceae
    - Gmelina arbora
    - Tectona grandis

  • Ehretiaceae
    - Cordia milleri
  • Malvaceae
    - Hibiscus
    - Sida
  • Solanaceae
    - Nicotiana
  • Sterculiaceae
    - Corchorus
    - Dombeya
    - Hermannia
    - Melochia melissifolia
    - Waltheria indica
  • Tiliaceae
    - Tilia cordata ([in captivity])
    - Triumfetta annua
    - Triumfetta glechomifolia
    - Triumfetta macrophylla
    - Triumfetta pilosa
    - Triumfetta rhomboidea
  • Verbenaceae
    - Gmelina arbora
    - Tectona grandis

Acraea serena
Photographer: Wiebe Poppe

Records

All subspecies
subspecies

1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011