the hindmarginal spot on the upper side of the forewing prolonged towards the base but terminating at the origin of vein 2. Natal to German East Africa. - ab. biraca Suff, differs in having the hindmarginal spot on the upper side of the forewing prolonged in 1 b to the base. Nyassaland. Distribution It is found from the eastern subtropical forest areas of South Africa, through Eswatini, Zimbabwe, and to Uganda, the Congo and Kenya. Life cycle Larvae The larvae feed on Triumfetta (including T. tomentosa), Hemannia, Hibiscus and Cephalomma species. When young, they group together on a mass of silk that they spin on the food plant, but as they grow older they venture out alone to different parts of the food plant. Pupae The pupae have a whitish to yellowish background with two rows of yellow and black markings down the back, but the pupa becomes dark coloured close to hatching. The wing areas have fine black veining on a whitish to yellowish background, but the black and yellow wings show through the shell of the pupa near hatching. Adults Adults are on wing year round but are more common in warmer months. They have a slow, weak flight pattern and stay close to the ground, favouring sunny areas in forest clearings or on the edges of forest. The adults feed on nectar from flowers. Gallery Taxonomy Acraea cabira is a member of the Acraea bonasia species group; see Acraea. Classification of Acraea by Henning, Henning & Williams, Pierre. J. & Bernaud Hyalites (group bonasia) Henning, 1993 Telchinia (Telchinia) Henning & Williams, 2010 Acraea (Actinote) (subgroup bonasia) Pierre & Bernaud, 2013 Acraea (Actinote) groupe serena sub group bonasia Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 References Bernaud & Pierre, 2007. - Acraea cabira, A. sotikensis et espèces voisines. Révision et premiers états. Lambillonea, CVII, 1bis, supplément II, Mai 2007: 1-14 online External links Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 56 c as cabira , apecida and natalensis Images representing Acraea cabira at Bold Butterflies described in 1855 cabira Taxa named by Carl Heinrich Hopffer