Acraea baxteri
# Acraea baxteri

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

## Description

A. baxteri E. Sharpe (54 a). Forewing entirely without black dots, in the basal part yellow-red to reddish as far as the apex of the cell and the middle of cellule 2, in the apical part blackish with three whitish, semitransparent spots in 4 to 6. The discal dots of the hindwing are all present, almost touch one another and stand in a curved row, which runs close to the apex of the cell; hindwing above black as far as the discal dots. Distal half yellow-red with narrow, unspotted, black marginal band; beneath in the basal part as far as the discal dots coffee-brown with distinct black dots, then reddish white and at the distal margin with rust-brown marginal band 3 mm. in breadth and black fringes. . Nyassaland, German and British East Africa. - ab.fuelleborni Thur. has the light subapical spots of the fore wing larger and the marginal band on the upperside of the hindwing about 2 mm. in breadth. Nyassaland. In ab. subsquamia Thur. the wings are more densely scaled and the red colour on the upperside of the hindwing extends nearly to the base of cellules 4 to 6. Usambara.

## 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)

## Biology

The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Urera species.

## Taxonomy

It is a member of the Acraea jodutta species group - but see also Pierre & Bernaud, 2014

