Acraea abdera, the Abdera acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, Uganda and the Republic of the Congo . Description Very close to Acraea cepheus qv. Subspecies Acraea abdera abdera (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Sudan, Uganda) Acraea abdera eginopsis Aurivillius, 1899 (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria) Biology The habitat consists of forest edges.
Both sexes mud-puddle in hot, dry weather.
The larvae feed on Caloncoba gilgiana, Caloncoba glauca and Oncoba spinosa.
Taxonomy It is a member of the Acraea cepheus species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014.Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre Acraea pdf
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Images at Bold Acraea abdera abdera and Acraea abdera eginopsis at Pteron