Bematistes poggei

Bematistes poggei
Figure 9 and 10 B. p. nelsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Bematistes
Species: B. poggei
Binomial name
Bematistes poggei
(Dewitz, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acraea poggei Dewitz, 1879
  • Acraea (Acraea) poggei Dewitz, 1879
  • Planema entalis Jordan, 1910
  • Planema poggei amela Hering, 1936
  • Planema poggei nelsoni f. flava Le Doux, 1937
  • Acraea nelsoni Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892
  • Planema poggei paragoga Hering, 1936
  • Planema nelsoni ras Ungemach, 1932

Bematistes poggei is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zambia, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.[2] The habitat consists of forests and riverine thickets.

The larvae feed on Adenia and Vitis species.

Subspecies

  • B. p. poggei (north-western and north-eastern Zambia, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, western Tanzania)
  • B. p. nelsoni Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892 (north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya)
  • B. p. ras (Ungemach, 1932) (south-western Ethiopia)

References

  1. ↑ "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini


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