Acraea wigginsi
| Acraea wigginsi | |
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| Acraea wigginsi and related species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. wigginsi |
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| Acraea wigginsi Neave, 1904[1] | |
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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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Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea wigginsi |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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