Acraea cinerea
Acraea cinerea, the grey acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Description. "A. cinerea" Neave. Fore wing diaphanous without a trace of definite spots, at the costal margin and at the apex more or less dusted with grey. Hindwing above uniform black, beneath at the base with a large dark red area, which extends to the apex of the cell and the inner margin; basal dots feebly developed; fore wing beneath dark red at the base of the costal margin . British East Africa: Tiriki Hills (5000 ft.). -"alberta" Eltr. (60 e) differs in the hindwing having above a large, elongate carmine-red spot, which covers the base of cellules 7-2, the middle of cellule 1 c and the apex of the cell. To the west of Lake Albert Edward. Taxonomy. It is a member of the "Acraea masamba" species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014