Bematistes poggei

Bematistes poggei
Figure 9,10 Acraea poggei ssp. 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 Nymphalidae family. It is found in Zambia, Angola, the Democratic Republic of 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

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

References

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External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 58 d
• Images representing Acraea poggei at Bold.