Description
''A. zitja'' Bdv. (55 g). Both wings above brick-red with narrow black marginal band, which is more or less proximally prolonged at the veins; the forewing in addition with black costal margin, with a black dot in the cell, a larger one at the end of the cell and free black discal dots in 1 b to 6; hindwing above with some basal dots and with discal dots in 1 c to 7; forewing beneath without dark marginal band but with the extremities of the veins black, otherwise marked as above. The hindwing beneath with reddish ground-colour and with a narrow whitish median band, at the proximal side of which the discal dots are placed; the whitish colour of this band is continued to the distal margin as light lines at each side of the veins; the small transverse light marginal spots are proximally bordered by black streaks, which, however, do not touch in the middle. Madagascar. - ab. ''radiata'' Guen. differs in having the light bordering of the veins in the marginal band of the hindwing beneath much broader than in the type-form; the females have a yellow-brown ground-colour. Madagascar. - female ab. ''calida'' Btlr. now_species_'' now_species_''Acraea_calida''_">Acraea_calida.html"_;"title="now_species_''Acraea_calida">now_species_''Acraea_calida''_resembles_''radiata''_but_has,_instead_of_the_marginal_band_of_the_upper_urface,_triangular_black_spots_at_the_extremities_of_the_veins._Madagascar._In_ab._''rakeli''_Bdv._the_light_bordering_of_the_veins_is_entirely_absent_in_the_distal_part_of_the_hindwing_beneath_and_also_the_proximal_bordering_of_the_marginal_spots_is_often_indistinct;_hence_the_marginal_band_becomes_almost_unicolorous._-_female_ab._''fumida''_Mab._has_a_grey_ground-colour,_on_both_wings_relieved_with_whitish_at_the_discal_dots;_the_marginal_band_on_the_underside_of_the_hindwing_apparently_always_agrees_with_that_of_''rakeli''._Madagascar.__Biology
The_habitat_consists_of_forest_margins,_grassland_and_Anthropogenic_biome.html" ;"title="Acraea_calida''_.html" ;"title="Acraea_calida.html" ;"title="now species ''Acraea calida">now species ''Acraea calida'' ">Acraea_calida.html" ;"title="now species ''Acraea calida">now species ''Acraea calida'' resembles ''radiata'' but has, instead of the marginal band of the upper urface, triangular black spots at the extremities of the veins. Madagascar. In ab. ''rakeli'' Bdv. the light bordering of the veins is entirely absent in the distal part of the hindwing beneath and also the proximal bordering of the marginal spots is often indistinct; hence the marginal band becomes almost unicolorous. - female ab. ''fumida'' Mab. has a grey ground-colour, on both wings relieved with whitish at the discal dots; the marginal band on the underside of the hindwing apparently always agrees with that of ''rakeli''. Madagascar.Biology
The habitat consists of forest margins, grassland and Anthropogenic biome">anthropogenic environments.Taxonomy
It is a member of the ''Acraea rahira'' Acraea (butterfly)#Systematics and taxonomy, species group- but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre ''Acraea'References
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