Bematistes scalivittata
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| Bematistes scalivittata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bematistes |
| Species: | B. scalivittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bematistes scalivittata (Butler, 1896)[1] | |
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Bematistes scalivittata is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Adenia species, including Adenia stolzii.
Subspecies
- Bematistes scalivittata scalivittata (eastern Zambia, northern Malawi, possibly western Tanzania)
- Bematistes scalivittata kiellandianus Koçak, 1996 (central, southern and south-western Tanzania)
References
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- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 58 d
- Images representing Acraea scalivittata at Bold.
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