Bematistes excisa

Bematistes excisa
Bematistes elongata depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bematistes
Species: B. excisa
Binomial name
Bematistes excisa
(Butler, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Planema excisa Butler, 1874
  • Acraea excisa (Butler, 1874)
  • Acraea (Acraea) excisa

Bematistes excisa, the Excised Bematistes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests with a dense understorey.

The larvae feed on Adenia cisampelloides.

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