Acraea neobule

Acraea neobule, the wandering donkey acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa and south-western Arabia.

The wingspan is 48–55 mm for males and 50–56 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year round, but are more common from September to April.

The larvae feed on Passiflora edulis, Passiflora incarnata, Adenia gummifera and Hybanthus species.

Subspecies
Acraea neobule subsp. neobule
Range: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina-Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, DRC, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman
Acraea neobule subsp. legrandi Carcasson, 1964
Range: Seychelles

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Category:Butterflies described in 1847