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.

Acraea wigginsi
Acraea wigginsi and related species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species:
A. wigginsi
Binomial name
Acraea wigginsi
Neave, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Actinote) wigginsi
  • Acraea wigginsi r. occidentalis Bethune-Baker, 1926

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

  1. "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-05.


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