Africa. A. welwitschi so nearly approaches anemosa that it seems to me [Aurivillius] to be scarcely an independent species. The sole difference consists in the forewing having a dark marginal band extending from the apex to the hinder angle and becoming gradually narrower posteriorly. In some forms this band is so narrow behind vein 4 that it is little broader than the marginal line in anemosa. Such forms can only be distinguished from by having the hindwing above white in the middle. welwitschi Rogenh. (54 d; 60 g). male. Forewing orange-red, above more or less black at the base and with black marginal band, often dentate proximally, at vein 2 still about 2 mm. in breadth; hindwing with white median band and very broad black marginal band, ill-defined proximally. In the female the forewing has a dull ochre-yellow ground-colour and a narrower marginal band; median band of the hindwing yellowish, only in the middle whitish, and above much broader than in the male. Angola. alboradiata Auriv. (54 c). Forewing above light orange-yellow, before the apex with whitish rays; marginal band very narrow, especially posteriorly; hindwing above but little darkened at the base, in the middle for the most part white. Zambezi: at the Victoria Falls. lobemba Eltr. (54 c; as welwitschi). Both wings above with bright cherry-red ground-colour and at the base broadly black; forewing above at the costal margin black as far as the cell and with broad black marginal band; discal dots 3 to 6 united into a broad black transverse band, confluent with the costal border; median spot and discal dot 2 large. The female with brown-yellow ground-colour. North Rhodesia and southern Congo. Biology Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with a peak from September to May in southern Africa. In cooler areas, adults can only be found from September to May. The larvae feed on Adenia venenata. Taxonomy Acraea anemosa is a member of the Acraea anemosa species group. The clade members are: Acraea anemosa Acraea pseudolycia Acraea turna Classification of Acraea by Henning, Henning & Williams, Pierre. J. & Bernaud Acraea (group anemosa) Henning, 1993 Acraea (Acraea) Henning & Williams, 2010 Acraea (Acraea) (subgroup anemosa) Pierre & Bernaud, 2013 Acraea (Acraea) Groupe zetes Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 References External links Image from Cape Town Museum Images at Bold Acraea anemosa at Pteron anemosa Butterflies described in 1865 Butterflies of Africa Taxa named