Bematistes elongata

Bematistes elongata
Bematistes elongata depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bematistes
Species: B. elongata
Binomial name
Bematistes elongata
(Butler, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea elongata (Butler, 1874)
  • Planema elongata Butler, 1874
  • Acraea (Acraea) elongata
  • Planema elongata var. serena Schultze, 1923
  • Planema elongata f. varia Le Doux, 1937

Bematistes elongata, the Elongate Bematistes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

This species is mimicked by Pseudacraea kuenowii gottbergei and Mimacraea charmian.

References

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  1. ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini

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