Acraea baxteri
Acraea baxteri | |
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Acraea baxteri figure 7 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Acraea |
Species: | A. baxteri |
Binomial name | |
Acraea baxteri Sharpe, 1902[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Acraea baxteri is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] 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
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Wikispecies has information related to: Acraea baxteri |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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