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Bematistes scalivittata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[3]
| Bematistes scalivittata | |
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| In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bematistes |
| Species: | B. scalivittata |
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| Bematistes scalivittata | |
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P. scalivittata Btlr. (58 d) is very similar to aganice, only differing in the narrow white transverse band of the forewing consisting of two broadly separated parts; one part is placed at the middle of the costal margin and is composed of 5 small spots in cellules 4-6, 10 and 11; the other part only consists of two spots in cellules 2 and 3, placed vertically to the hindmargin and only 2-4mm. from the distal margin; the two divisions of the transverse band are thus about 3 mm. apart at vein 4. Nyassaland. [4]
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- Bematistes scalivittata scalivittata (eastern Zambia, northern Malawi, possibly western Tanzania)
- Bematistes scalivittata kiellandianus Koçak, 1996 (central, southern and south-western Tanzania)
The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Adenia species, including A. stolzii.
See Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 [5]
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