Bematistes consanguinea
Bematistes consanguinea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Bematistes |
Species: | B. consanguinea |
Binomial name | |
Bematistes consanguinea (Aurivillius, 1893)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Bematistes consanguinea, the Blood-brother Bematistes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Barteria nigritiana.
Subspecies
- Bematistes consanguinea consanguinea (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon)
- Bematistes consanguinea albicolor (Karsch, 1895) (south-eastern Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
- Bematistes consanguinea intermedia (Aurivillius, 1899) (Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia)
- Bematistes consanguinea sartina (Jordan, 1910) (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Bematistes consanguinea |
- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 57 e albicolor male
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 58 b albicolor female
- Bematistes consanguinea Le Site des Acraea de Dominique Bernaud
- Images representing Acraea consanguinea at Bold
- Images representing Acraea consanguinea albicolor at Bold
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