Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865

Liseki, Steven D. & Vane-Wright, Richard I., 2018, Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Mount Kilimanjaro: Nymphalidae subfamily Helconiinae, Journal of Natural History 52 (39 - 40), pp. 2511-2552 : 2526

[ Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 ]

Larsen 1996: pl. 55, fig. 701i,ii. d ’ Abrera 1997: 177 (6 figs). Bernaud and Murphy 2014: 76 (8 figs). SI: Figure 13a – h.

Forewing length: male 25.5 – 33.5 mm [mean (n = 8) 30.73 mm, SD = 2.142]; female 29.5 – 37.0 mm [mean (n = 7) 32.99 mm, SD = 2.194].

Note: Sometimes referred to as polymorphic (various ‘ forms ’ have been named), this species is individually variable, especially in the extent of upperside maculation. The sexes are similar in overall coloration; in museum material the orange ground colour of the females is slightly less intense.