Acraea baxteri

Acraea baxteri
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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

• 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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