Acraea baxteri
| Acraea baxteri | |
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| 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] | |
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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
- Acraea baxteri baxteri (southern Tanzania, northern Malawi, Zambia)
- Acraea baxteri oldeani Kielland, 1990 (northern Tanzania)
- Acraea baxteri philos Le Cerf, 1933 (north-eastern Uganda, Kenya)
- Acraea baxteri subsquamia Thurau, 1903 (north-eastern Tanzania)
References
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- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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