Acraea wigginsi occidentalis (Bethune-Baker, 1926), a new butterfly for Nigeria, with remarks on its habitat and known distribution (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Abstract

Acraea wigginsi occidentalis (Bethune-Baker, 1926) is recorded in Nigeria for the first time, in the Gotel Mountains, close to the Cameroonian border. All of its known distribution is summarized, including four new records from Cameroon.

Its occurrence in the degraded submontane grasslands is also discussed as the reason why it has been rarely observed.

Keywords

• Lepidoptera
• Nymphalidae
• Acraeini
• Afromontane butterflies
• Cameroon Volcanic Line
• faunistics
• Nigeria