Acraea chaeribula is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Lomani, Lualaba, Haut-Shaba). Description A. chaeribula Oberth. (55 b) is very similar to certain forms of the next species [ Acraea acrita ] , only differing in the very large and deep black apical spot on the upperside of the forewing. Discal dots 3 to 6 of the forewing are absent and the marginal band of the hindwing is light-spotted. The ground-colour is in the male orange- yellow, in the female sometimes dull dark brown, only yellowish behind the cell of the forewing. Rhodesia, southern Congo, Nyassaland and German East Africa. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.( Miombo ) Taxonomy Acraea chaeribula is a member of the Acraea acrita species group. The other clade members are: Acraea chaeribula Acraea acrita Acraea eltringhamiana Acraea guluensis Acraea lualabae Acraea manca Acraea pudorina Acraea utengulensis Classification of Acraea by Henning, Henning & Williams, Pierre. J. & Bernaud Acraea (group acrita) Henning, 1993 Acraea (Rubraea) Henning & Williams, 2010 Acraea (Acraea) (subgroup acrita) Pierre & Bernaud, 2013 Acraea (Acraea) Groupe egina Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 References External links Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 55 b Butterflies described in 1893 chaeribula Butterflies of Africa