''Acraea quirinalis'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the central and eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.

Description

''A. quirinalis'' Smith is very similar to the preceding species, A. orestia'' ">Acraea_orestia.html" ;"title="''Acraea orestia"> A. orestia'' but has a sharply defined red-yellow basal area on the upperside of the forewing, reaching the apex of the cell and vein 3 and enclosing a black longitudinal streak in the basal part of the cell; the red-yellow colour on the forewing quite the same as that of the hindwing; marginal band of the hindwing distinctly broader than in ''orestia'', about 4 mm. in breadth. Eastern Congo district; Uganda; German and British East Africa. The larvae feed on ''Urera hypselodendron'' and ''Laportea ovalifolia''.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the ''Acraea masamba'' Acraea (butterfly)#Systematics and taxonomy, species groupbut see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre ''Acraea'
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