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Acraea axina

Acraea axina

Photo by C.Sydes
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Field Notes

Description:

small, narrow winged Acraea with distinctive plump yellow abdomen, wingspan about 40mm

Habitat:

disturbed ground by road verge, very shallow soil supporting a thin cover of low growing pioneer weeds.

Notes:

the Acraea was visiting flowers

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PublishedMarch 24, 2013

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