Bematistes poggei

Bematistes poggei
	Figure 9 and 10 B. p. nelsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bematistes
Species:	B. poggei
Binomial name
	Bematistes poggei; (Dewitz, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
	Acraea poggei Dewitz, 1879; Acraea (Acraea) poggei Dewitz, 1879; Planema entalis Jordan, 1910; Planema poggei amela Hering, 1936; Planema poggei nelsoni f. flava Le Doux, 1937; Acraea nelsoni Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892; Planema poggei paragoga Hering, 1936; Planema nelsoni ras Ungemach, 1932;

Bematistes poggei is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zambia, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.[2] The habitat consists of forests and riverine thickets.

The larvae feed on Adenia and Vitis species.

Subspecies

B. p. poggei (north-western and north-eastern Zambia, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, western Tanzania)
B. p. nelsoni Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892 (north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya)
B. p. ras (Ungemach, 1932) (south-western Ethiopia)

"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.

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