Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tawny Coster

Figure 5A

Material examined. INDIA • Gujarat, Bharuch dis- trict, Ankleshwar; transects T-01, T-02, T-03, T-04, T-05, T-06, T-07, T-08, T-09, T-10 ( Table 1); agricultural hedges or barren/discarded lands, suburban areas, indus- trial zone, roadside vegetation, and near ponds with sur- rounding wetland plants.

Identification. Bright, tawny red butterfly; small thorax; long and narrow abdomen; forewings and hindwings tawny red with black border; broader black border on the hindwings and a series of white spots; long and broad forewings with rounded apex; round hindwings.