Acraea wigginsi
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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
- Acraea wigginsi wigginsi (Democratic Republic of Congo: Ituri, Uganda, western Kenya)
- Acraea wigginsi occidentalis Bethune-Baker, 1926 (Cameroon)
References
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- ^ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini