The name 'Acraea terpsichore' have been appended to several Acraea species in the past by different authors. The Dancing Acraea A. serena. http://www.whatsthatbug.com/wp-conte...enya_zarek.jpg The Orange Acraea A. eponina. http://www.tanzaniabirds.net/butterf...a_2012_07a.jpg The Wandering Donkey Acraea A. neobule. http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/...eobule-ma2.jpg Linnaeus' original description of 'Terpsicore'. http://www.archive.org/stream/caroli...e/465/mode/1up This translates roughly as Wings oblong wholly yellow, rear fully ?not sure, several black spots. Habitat. Asia. Since there are only two Acraea in Asia, the other being A. issoria, this has to be A. violae unless there is a location error. TL Seow
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