Bematistes macarista

Bematistes macarista
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bematistes
Species: B. macarista
Binomial name
Bematistes macarista
(Sharpe, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Planema macarista Sharpe, 1906
  • Acraea macarista (Sharpe, 1906)
  • Acraea (Acraea) macarista
  • Planema formosa moforsa Suffert, 1904
  • Planema plagioscia Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Planema vendita Wichgraf, 1911
  • Planema macarista macarista f. distincta Le Doux, 1937
  • Planema formosa latefasciata Suffert, 1904
  • Planema macarista rileyi Le Doux, 1937

Bematistes macarista is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

Both sexes of this dimorphic species are mimicked by the parallel sexes of Pseudacraea eurytus.

Subspecies

References

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