Bematistes scalivittata

Updated on Dec 16, 2024

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

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

The larvae feed on Adenia species, including A. stolzii.

Subspecies

Bematistes scalivittata scalivittata (eastern Zambia, northern Malawi, possibly western Tanzania)

Bematistes scalivittata kiellandianus Koçak, 1996 (central, southern and south-western Tanzania)

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