Acraea rogersi

Acraea rogersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Acraea
Species: A. rogersi
Binomial name
Acraea rogersi
Hewitson, 1873[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea (Acraea) rogersi
  • Acraea salambo Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Acraea ehmckei Dewitz, 1889
  • Acraea rogersi lamborni Eltringham, 1912

Acraea rogersi, Rogers’ Large Acraea, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Adenia lobata and Theobroma cacao.

Subspecies

  • Acraea rogersi rogersi (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivoty Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Acraea rogersi lankesteri Carpenter, 1941 (Uganda, south-western Kenya)
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