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Acraea wigginsi

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Acraea wigginsi
Acraea wigginsi and related species
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A. wigginsi
Binomial name
Acraea wigginsi
Neave, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) wigginsi
  • Acraea wigginsi r. occidentalis Bethune-Baker, 1926

Acraea wigginsi, the Wiggins' acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the 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 the Congo: Ituri, Uganda, western Kenya)
  • Acraea wigginsi occidentalis Bethune-Baker, 1926 (Cameroon)

References

  1. ^ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini