Acraea lygus

Acraea lygus, the lygus acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1875 from specimens collected by Joachim John Monteiro. It is found in south-west Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Zambia. In South Africa it is found from the savannah in Northern Cape to the Limpopo Province and the north-west provinces. It is an occasional migrant to Mpumalanga.

Description
Very close to Acraea stenobea q.v. The wingspan is 48–55 mm for males and 50–56 mm for females.

Biology
Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from September to June.

Taxonomy
It is a member of the Acraea caecilia species group. See also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014