Acraea eponina
Introduction  __NOTOC__'''''Acraea eponina''''', the '''orange acraea''' or '''small orange acraea''' to distinguish it from the larger ''A. anacreon'', is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in tropical Africa and south-western Arabia.The wingspan is 35–40 mm for males and 36–44 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but are more common in warmer months.Natural enemies include the parasitoids ''Carcelia normula'' and ''Charops'' species and the predaceous bugs ''Afrius figuratus'', ''Rhynocoris bicolor'' and other ''Rhynocoris'' species.The larvae of subspecies ''eponina'' feed on ''Hibiscus'', ''Sida'', ''Nicotiana'', ''Hermannia'', and ''Triumfetta'' species. Subspecies ''manjaca'' has been reported on ''Triumfetta rhomboidea'', ''Triumfetta annua'', ''Triumfetta effusa'', ''Triumfetta pilosa'' and ''Hermannia'' species.
Subspecies * ''Acraea eponina eponina'' (Tropical Africa, south-western Arabia)* ''Acraea eponina manjaca'' (Natal, Eswatini, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Mozambique). Now a synonym of ''Acraea serena''
Taxonomy ''Acraea eponina'' is a member of the ''Acraea bonasia'' species group; see ''Acraea''.Formerly, ''A. eponina'' was often misidentified as ''Acraea serena'' or ''Acraea terpsicore''. ==References==
External links * Images representing ''Acraea eponina'' at Bold