Acraea violae​​  (Fabricius,1775)

Tawny Coster
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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
​Genus: Acraea
Species: violae

  • Common name: Tawny Coster
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนอนหนามกะทกรก
  • Distribution: Sri Lanka, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai, Chonburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkla, Udon Thani.
  • Additional notes: Some lepidopterists are debating the validity of the scientific name of Acraea violae (Fabricius,1775) preferring the earlier name of Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758).
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Image locations
Images of Acraea violae from Thailand.
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Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) Hat Yai, Songkla. February 2015
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Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) Hat Yai, Songkla. February 2016
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Acraea terpsicore (Linnaeus, 1758) Hat Yai, Songkla. February 2017
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Acraea violae (Fabricius,1775) Pattaya Chonburi February
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Acraea violae (Fabricius,1775) Pattaya Chonburi February
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Acraea violae (Fabricius,1775) Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Acraea violae (Fabricius,1775) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai.
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Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1775) Muang Chiang Mai
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Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1775) Muang Chiang Mai
Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1793) Mateing pair in Chiang Mai Thailand.jpg
Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1775) mating, Muang Chiang Mai
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Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1775) Muang Chiang Mai
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Acraea violae (Fabricius,1775) Muang Chiang Mai
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Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1775) Muang Chiang Mai
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Acraea violae (Fabricius,1775) Pattaya Chonburi February
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Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1775) larva, Ban Phon Ngam, Nong Han, Udon Thani, June 2017
Acraea tepsicore Mae On Chiang Mai October 2019.jpg
Acraea tepsicore, Mae On, Chiang Mai, October 2019
Acraea violae Mae Ngat Dam Chiang Mai Jan 2020.jpg
Acraea violae, Mae Ngat Dam Chiang Mai, Jan 2020
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Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1775) pupa, Muang Chiang Mai
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Acraea violae (Fabricius,1775) Pattaya Chonburi May
caterpillars butterflies - Acraea violae 1 - Ban Phon Ngam Nov 2017.jpg
Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1775) larva, Ban Phon Ngam, Nong Han, Udon Thani, November 2017
caterpillars butterflies - Acraea violae 2 - Ban Phon Ngam Nov 2017.jpg
Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1775) larva, Ban Phon Ngam, Nong Han, Udon Thani, November 2017
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Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1775) larva, Muang Chiang Mai
References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
​Thai Butterflies