Bematistes elongata
| Bematistes elongata | |
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| Bematistes elongata depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bematistes |
| Species: | B. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bematistes elongata (Butler, 1874)[1] | |
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Bematistes elongata, the Elongate Bematistes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
This species is mimicked by Pseudacraea kuenowii gottbergei and Mimacraea charmian.
References
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- ↑ Acraea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini
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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