Bematistes poggei
| Bematistes poggei | |
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| Figure 9,10 Acraea poggei ssp. nelsoni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bematistes |
| Species: | B. poggei |
| Binomial name | |
| Bematistes poggei (Dewitz, 1879)[1] | |
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Bematistes poggei is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Zambia, Angola, the Democratic Republic of 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
- Bematistes poggei poggei (north-western and north-eastern Zambia, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, western Tanzania)
- Bematistes poggei nelsoni Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892 (north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, north-western Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya)
- Bematistes poggei ras (Ungemach, 1932) (south-western Ethiopia)
References
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- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 58 d
- Images representing Acraea poggei at Bold.
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