Acraea wigginsi

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acraea

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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)

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