Bematistes scalivittata

Bematistes scalivittata
Bematistes scalivittata depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bematistes
Species: B. scalivittata
Binomial name
Bematistes scalivittata
(Butler, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Planema scalivittata Butler, 1896
  • Acraea scalivittata (Butler, 1896)
  • Acraea (Acraea) scalivittata
  • Acraea scalivittata kiellandi Collins, 1990
  • Bematistes scalivittata kiellandi Collins, 1990

Bematistes scalivittata is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Adenia species, including Adenia stolzii.

Subspecies

References

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