Acraea chaeribula

Acraea chaeribula is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Lomani, Lualaba, Haut-Shaba).

Description
A. chaeribula Oberth. (55 b) is very similar to certain forms of the next species [ Acraea acrita ], only differing in the very large and deep black apical spot on the upperside of the forewing. Discal dots 3 to 6 of the forewing are absent and the marginal band of the hindwing is light-spotted. The ground-colour is in the male orange- yellow, in the female sometimes dull dark brown, only yellowish behind the cell of the forewing. Rhodesia, southern Congo, Nyassaland and German East Africa.

The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.( Miombo )

Taxonomy
Acraea chaeribula is a member of the Acraea acrita species group. The other clade members are:
 * Acraea chaeribula
 * Acraea acrita
 * Acraea eltringhamiana
 * Acraea guluensis
 * Acraea lualabae
 * Acraea manca
 * Acraea pudorina
 * Acraea utengulensis

Classification of Acraea by Henning, Henning & Williams, Pierre. J. & Bernaud


 * Acraea (group acrita) Henning, 1993
 * Acraea (Rubraea) Henning & Williams, 2010
 * Acraea (Acraea) (subgroup acrita) Pierre & Bernaud, 2013
 * Acraea (Acraea) Groupe egina Pierre & Bernaud, 2014