base of the wings darker above. Rhodesia. Biology The habitat consists of marshy grassland. Taxonomy It is a member of the Acraea cepheus species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 References External links Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 55 b Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 59 f melaina Images representing Acraea periphanes at Bold. Butterflies described in 1893 periphanes Butterflies of Africa