Bematistes obliqua
Bematistes obliqua, the yellow-banded bematistes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane forest.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bematistes |
| Species: | B. obliqua |
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| Bematistes obliqua (Aurivillius, 1913)[1] | |
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This species is mimicked by a form of Pseudacraea eurytus.
The larvae feed on Adenia cisampelloides.
Subspecies
- Bematistes obliqua obliqua (Nigeria, Cameroon)
- Bematistes obliqua elgonense (Poulton, 1927) (Uganda: western slopes of Mount Elgon)
- Bematistes obliqua kivuensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (Uganda: west to the highlands, Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to Kivu and Ituri)
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References
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Wikispecies has information related to Bematistes obliqua |
- "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
- Images representing Acraea obliqua at Bold
- Images representing Acraea obliqua kivuensis at Bold
- Acraea obliqua kivuensis at Pteron
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