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Hyalites eponina - Dancing acraea or Small orange acraea
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Catapu, Mozambique
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| Note: | Females (photos 1 and 2 from left) are very variable but males (photos 3 and 4) are fairly constant | ||||
| Distribution: | Throughout tropical Africa and Madagascar; very common near the edges of forest along the east side of Southern Africa | ||||
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