Acraea cuva cuva - Chic acraea

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Acraea cuva
Acraea cuva
Acraea cuva

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Catapu, Mozambique (left & centre) and Alan Gardiner (right).

Species details:

Notes: A low-flying species. The photos show the female laying eggs on young leaves of Rinorea elliptica. Photo right shows the 1st instar larvae.
Distribution: A rare species of densely wooded areas in Mozambique and Eastern Zimbabwe.
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Copyright: The Rwanda flora team, 2024-25

The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Acraea cuva cuva.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400590, retrieved 31 March 2025

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