Bematistes

Bematistes
Bematistes epaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Tribe: Acraeini
Genus: Bematistes
Hemming, 1935

Bematistes is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. The genus is often included in Acraea.

Species

Acraea simulata is sometimes placed in the masamba group of Acraea, sometimes included in the Bematistes umbra group.

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