Bug FAQDancing Amber
Telchinia serena · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae
Also called: Dancing Acraea, Orange Acraea, Small Orange Acraea
The Dancing Amber butterfly shows a red-yellow basal wing area separated from a subapical band, with yellow marginal spots on both sides of the wings. It is a very common and variable species throughout sub-Saharan Africa, from Dakar to the Cape and also from Yemen to the Cape.
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How to recognize it
Both sexes have a red-yellow basal half on the forewing that is split from the subapical band, which may be red-yellow or whitish in females, and distinct yellow spots along the wing margins.
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Where it lives
It occurs throughout Africa south of the Sahara.
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Lookalikes
It has often been mistaken for the small orange acraea (Acraea eponina) or the tawny coaster (Acraea terpsicore).
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Questions people ask
What does the Dancing Amber look like?
It has a red-yellow basal wing area separated from a subapical band, with yellow marginal spots on both fore- and hindwings.
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Where is the Dancing Amber found?
It is widespread across sub-Saharan Africa, from Dakar to the Cape and from Yemen to the Cape.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Nymphalidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acraea_serena
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