Acraea wigginsi
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.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Acraea |
| Species: | A. wigginsi |
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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
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Wikispecies has information related to Acraea wigginsi. |
- "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
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