
(Glass-wing, Little or Small Greasy)
FAMILY
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Nymphalidae
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Species
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Acraea andromacha
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Common name(s)
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Glass-wing, Little or Small Greasy
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Main colour(s)
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White
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Distinctive feature
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Wingspan 53/56 mm
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Campus
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Cairns, Townsville
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Description
Larvae feed on native and introduced species of the Passifloraceae and other species such as Hybanthus sp. (Violaceae). Mature larvae 30-35 mm long, body shiny, yellowish-black, each segment with long black spines; head orange-brown with a black patch. Adult fore wing is almost transparent with a few grey spots; hind cream with black band with spots embedded; lower surface similar but slightly paler.