A. horta species-group:

the 8 th sternite is modified to form a protective plate called a velum.

Acraea brainei Henning, 1986, Acraea camaena (Drury, 1773), Acraea cuva Grose-Smith, 1889, Acraea dammii van Vollenhoven, 1869, Acraea eltringhami Joicey & Talbot, 1921, Acraea eugenia Karsch, 1893, Acraea hamata Joicey & Talbot, 1922, Acraea horta (Linnaeus, 1764), Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833, Acraea insignis Distant, 1880, Acraea mahela Boisduval, 1833, Acraea matuapa Grose-Smith, 1889, Acraea neobule Doubleday, [1847], Acraea punctimarginea Pinhey, 1956, Acraea turlini Pierre, 1979 .