Tawny costers, or Acraea terpsicore, is a small, leathery-winged butterflies that are typically found in grassland and scrub settings. They measure 53–64 millimeters (2.1–2.5 in). It is a member of the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It has feeble, fluttering flying. Most predators of insects avoid it.

Systematic Position

• Domain : Eukaryota
• Kingdom : Animalia
• Phylum : Arthropoda
• Class : Insecta
• Order : Lepidoptera
• Family : Nymphalidae
• Genus : Acraea
• Species: A. terpsicore