| Acraea petraea | Boisduval, 1847 |
45 - 48 mm
45 - 55 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishBlood acraea EnglishBlood-red acraea
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Achariaceae Xylotheca kraussiana
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- Acraea petraea is a member of the clade Acraea cepheus:
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Species Author Acraea abdera Hewitson, 1852 Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877 Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1881 Acraea bailundensis Wichgraf, 1918 Acraea bergeriana Pierre, 1979 Acraea buettneri Rogenhofer, 1890 Acraea cepheus (Linnaeus, 1758) Acraea chambezi Neave, 1910 Acraea diogenes Suffert, 1904 Acraea dondoensis Stevenson, 1934 Acraea guillemei Oberthür, 1893 Acraea lapidorum Pierre, 1988 Acraea lofua Eltringham, 1911 Acraea mansya Eltringham, 1911 Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847 Acraea onerata Trimen, 1891 Acraea periphanes Oberthür, 1893 Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847 Acraea punctellata Eltringham, 1912 Acraea rohlfsi Suffert, 1904 Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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