Acraea bomba, the Bomba acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and on the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. Description Very similar to Acraea anacreon qv. for diagnosis Biology The habitat consists of grassland and open woodland. Adults are on wing year round. The larvae feed on Alchemilla gracilipes, Aeschynomene, Adenia and Wormskioldia species. Taxonomy It is a member of the Acraea rahira species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 References Butterflies described in 1889 bomba Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Henley Grose-Smith