ML-02
Acraea acrita
On stopping for refreshments, during our 100-km stretch of straight road somewhere in Kaokoland, northwestern Namibia
I wish to thank Mr Owen Burnham for identifying the above species. - ML-
Fuji Velvia, Sigma EX 180/3.5, Minolta 800Si, Minolta HS 5400
About Acraea acrita
Wingspan 5½ - 6½ cm,
male bright vermilion red with a small black apical tip, a few scattered black spots and a red-spotted black hindwing margin
female variable, form orange-red to grayish-brown.
A variable species as to extent and size of black markings.
Range and habitat
An open country, bush and savannah species found in Kenya and Tanzania, south to Mozambique and Zimbabwe, west to the southern Congo and Angola.
Flies throughout the year.
