Bematistes scalivittata

Bematistes scalivittata
	In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bematistes
Species:	B. scalivittata
Binomial name
	Bematistes scalivittata; (Butler, 1896)
Synonyms
	Planema scalivittata Butler, 1896; Acraea scalivittata (Butler, 1896); Acraea (Acraea) scalivittata; Acraea scalivittata kiellandi Collins, 1990; Bematistes scalivittata kiellandi Collins, 1990;

Bematistes scalivittata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Adenia species, including A. stolzii.

Subspecies

Bematistes scalivittata scalivittata (eastern Zambia, northern Malawi, possibly western Tanzania)
Bematistes scalivittata kiellandianus Koçak, 1996 (central, southern and south-western Tanzania)

^ "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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