Acraea wigginsi

Acraea wigginsi
Acraea wigginsi and related species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. wigginsi
Binomial name
Acraea wigginsi
Neave, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) wigginsi
  • Acraea wigginsi r. occidentalis Bethune-Baker, 1926

Acraea wigginsi, Wiggins’ Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of grassy edges of sub-montane forests at altitudes above 1,500 meters.

The larvae feed on Cassia zambesiacus and Kotschya strigosa.

Subspecies

References

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