Bematistes obliqua

Updated on Dec 16, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bematistes

Bematistes obliqua, the yellow-banded bematistes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of sub-montane forest.

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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