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Acraea

Acraea macarista

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Seen at the edge of the forest in a clearing for the Forest Lodge.

Species ID Suggestions

Macarista Acraea

Acraea macarista

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bayucca
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Comments (3)
pamsai
Haha bayucca, I was just going to comment that Acraea are so confusing to ID... frustraltion is more my emotion there! But that little Pathfinder was definitely irritating. Just when I got everything setup, framed and focused, it would flit away, but just a very short distance, so I didn't have to move, just refocus the camera! Again and again and again!
bayucca
Did we already discussed that you can also infuriated by IDing Acraea?
bayucca
Pam, I apologize, but there is a second identical one for this: Acraea poggei. I cannot separate them. So, I suggest that you take Acraea sp. as scientific ID and add both, Acraea macarista and Acraea poggei as possible candidate until someone else can confirm. http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=214330 http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=214344

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East African Biodiversity
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PublishedJuly 26, 2014

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