Butterfly or moth
Dancing Acraea
Telchinia serena · Nymphalidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records7,177in 32 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa4,290 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Dancing Acraea in brief
The dancing acraea (Telchinia serena) is a butterfly or moth of the Nymphalidae family.
Across the 32 countries we cover it has 7,177 published records, most of them from South Africa, Gambia and Nigeria. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in October and December.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
South Africa4,290 records · best Apr, May
Gambia476 records · best Nov, Dec
Nigeria278 records · best Sep, Jun
Zambia275 records · best May, Mar
Kenya238 records · best Jun, Jul
Tanzania225 records · best Jul, Jun
Zimbabwe182 records · best Apr, May
Eswatini156 records · best Apr, May
Malawi149 records · best Apr, May
Uganda137 records · best Jan, May
Mozambique131 records · best Apr, May
Benin130 records · best Aug, Oct
Botswana80 records · best May, Jun
Ghana74 records · best Dec, Oct
Madagascar68 records · best May, Jun
Senegal47 records · best Nov, Jan
Republic of the Congo38 records · best Mar, Oct
Liberia26 records · best Aug, Nov
Burkina Faso22 records · best Oct, Sep
Gabon22 records · best Jul, Sep
Rwanda21 records · best Aug, Jul
Ethiopia20 records · best Sep, Apr
Sierra Leone17 records · best Oct, Feb
Angola16 records · best Jun, May
Guinea13 records · best Nov, Oct
Togo13 records · best Jul, Jun
Guinea-Bissau11 records · best Nov, Mar
Comoros8 records · best Aug, May
South Sudan5 records · best Oct, Sep
Somalia4 records · best Dec, Nov
Chad4 records · best Dec, Feb
Sudan1 records · best Sep, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All butterflies & moths
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