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

• Acraea wigginsi wigginsi (Democratic Republic of Congo: Ituri, Uganda, western Kenya)
• Acraea wigginsi occidentalis Bethune-Baker, 1926 (Cameroon)

References

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