Bematistes leopoldina
Bematistes leopoldina is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bematistes |
| Species: | B. leopoldina |
| Binomial name | |
| Bematistes leopoldina (Aurivillius, 1895)[1] | |
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Subspecies
- Bematistes leopoldina leopoldina (Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Bematistes leopoldina brevimacula (Talbot, 1928) (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Bematistes leopoldina macrosticha (Bethune-Baker, 1908) (Cameroon, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Etymology
The name honours Leopold II of Belgium the private owner of the Congo Free State.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bematistes leopoldina. |
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Wikispecies has information related to Bematistes leopoldina. |
- "Acraea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Acraeini". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 59 c
- Images representing Acraea leopoldina at Bold
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