Bematistes obliqua

Bematistes obliqua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bematistes
Species:	B. obliqua
Binomial name
*Bematistes obliqua* (Aurivillius, 1913)^[1]
Synonyms
Planema obliqua Aurivillius, 1913 Acraea obliqua (Aurivillius, 1913) Acraea (Acraea) obliqua Planema elgonense Poulton, 1927 Bematistes elgonense Bematistes elgonense f. ela Rumbucher, 1992 Planema obliqua kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1927 Planema elgonense toroense Poulton, 1929

Bematistes obliqua, the Yellow-banded Bematistes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.^[2] 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 Congo: east to Kivu and Ituri)

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