Bematistes leopoldina

Bematistes leopoldina
Bematistes leopoldina and related species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bematistes
Species:	B. leopoldina
Binomial name
Bematistes leopoldina (Aurivillius, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
Planema leopoldina Aurivillius, 1895 Acraea leopoldina (Aurivillius, 1895) Acraea (Acraea) leopoldina Planema poggei brevimacula f. albofasciata Le Doux, 1937 Planema poggei leopoldina f. mixta Le Doux, 1937 Planema poggei brevimacula Talbot, 1928 Planema poggei schoutedeni Le Doux, 1937 Planema macrosticha Bethune-Baker, 1908 Planema leopoldina var. intermissa Gaede, 1916

Bematistes leopoldina is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[2]

Subspecies

• Bematistes leopoldina leopoldina (Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Bematistes leopoldina brevimacula (Talbot, 1928) (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Bematistes leopoldina macrosticha (Bethune-Baker, 1908) (Cameroon, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Etymology

The name honours Leopold II of Belgium the private owner of the Congo Free State.

References

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External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 59 c
• Images representing Acraea leopoldina at Bold