Butterflies of
Australia
Australian
Glasswing
Acraea andromacha
FABRICIUS, 1775
Family - NYMPHALIDAE
subfamily -
HELICONIINAE
Tribe - ACRAEINI
subtribe -
Acraea andromacha
Mt Ainslie, Canberra, Australia
© David Fischer
Introduction
The Heliconiinae comprises of 3 tribes -
Acraeini, Argynnini, and Heliconiini.
The
Acraeini includes the South American genera Abananote,
Altinote and
Actinote; the Oriental / Australian
Cethosia; and Acraea which
includes 220 African species, one Australian species
andromacha, and 2 in the Oriental
region, i.e. issoria and
violae.
All
Acraea species have elongate forewings and rounded hindwings. The wings
are thinly scaled to the extent that in many species they are semi-transparent.
The scales tend to get rubbed off very easily so that insects more than 4 or 5
days old have a distinctly glassy or greasy appearance.
To be completed....
Habitats
To be
completed.
Lifecycle
To be completed.
Adult behaviour
To be
completed.
Acraea andromacha
Mt Ainslie, Canberra, Australia
© David Fischer
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