Bematistes scalivittata

Bematistes scalivittata
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bematistes
Species:	B. scalivittata
Binomial name
Bematistes scalivittata (Butler, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
Planema scalivittata Butler, 1896 Acraea scalivittata (Butler, 1896) Acraea (Acraea) scalivittata Acraea scalivittata kiellandi Collins, 1990 Bematistes scalivittata kiellandi Collins, 1990

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 A. 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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External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 58 d
• Images representing Acraea scalivittata at Bold