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Acraea baxteri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acraea

Acraea baxteri

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Acraea baxteri is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. 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

    Acraea baxteri Wikipedia
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