Acraea baxteri

Acraea baxteri
Acraea baxteri figure 7
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. baxteri
Binomial name
Acraea baxteri
Sharpe, 1902[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) baxteri
  • Acraea fuelleborni Thurau, 1903
  • Acraea baxteri subsquamia f. lutea Carpenter and Jackson, 1950
  • Acraea fuelleborni var. subsquamia Thurau, 1903

Acraea baxteri is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Urera species.

Subspecies

References

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