Bematistes elongata
Bematistes elongata, the elongate bematistes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
| Bematistes elongata | |
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| In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bematistes |
| Species: | B. elongata |
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| Bematistes elongata | |
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This species is mimicked by Pseudacraea kuenowii gottbergi and Mimacraea charmian.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Bematistes elongata |
- "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 58 b, c
- Images representing Acraea elongata at Bold
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