The Fiery Acarea is one of the more brightly coloured of this common butterfly family, part of the brush-footed butterflies, that despite being vividl

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The Fiery Acarea is one of the more brightly coloured of this common butterfly family, part of the brush-footed butterflies, that despite being vividly coloured for the most part they do store toxins in their skin from the plants they eat as caterpillars that makes them distastful to bird predators

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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