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Acraea wigginsi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acraea

Acraea wigginsi

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Acraea wigginsi, the Wiggins' acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya. 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 the Congo: Ituri, Uganda, western Kenya)
  • Acraea wigginsi occidentalis Bethune-Baker, 1926 (Cameroon)
  • References

    Acraea wigginsi Wikipedia