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Bematistes
''Bematistes'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. The genus is often included in ''Acraea''. Species *''umbra'' species group: **''Bematistes adrasta'' (Weymer, 1892) **''Bematistes aganice'' (Hewitson, 1852) **''Bematistes alcinoe'' (Felder, 1865) **'' Bematistes consanguinea'' (Aurivillius, 1893) **'' Bematistes elongata'' (Butler, 1874) **'' Bematistes epiprotea'' (Butler, 1874) **'' Bematistes excisa'' (Butler, 1874) **'' Bematistes formosa'' (Butler, 1874) **'' Bematistes macaria'' (Fabricius, 1793) **''Bematistes macarista'' (Sharpe, 1906) **''Bematistes obliqua'' (Aurivillius, 1913) **'' Bematistes persanguinea'' (Rebel, 1914) **''Bematistes poggei'' (Dewitz, 1879) **'' Bematistes pseudeuryta'' (Godman & Salvin, 1890) **'' Bematistes quadricolor'' Rogenhöfer, 1891 **''Bematistes scalivittata'' (Butler, 1896) **'' Bematistes umbra'' (Drury, 782 **''Bematistes vestalis'' (Felder, 1865) *''epaea'' species group: **''Bematistes epaea'' (Cramer, 1779) **''Bema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bematistes Alcinoe
''Bematistes alcinoe'', the alcinoe bematistes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... Description ''P. alcinoe'' differs from the two preceding species macarioides''_(pars)_.html" ;"title="Bematistes_umbra.html" ;"title="Bematistes_macaria.html" ;"title="''Bematistes macaria"> macaria'' and ''Bematistes umbra">macarioides'' (pars) ">Bematistes_umbra.html" ;"title="Bematistes_macaria.html" ;"title="''Bematistes macaria"> macaria'' and ''Bematistes umbra">macarioides'' (pars) in having sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bematistes Obliqua
''Bematistes obliqua'', the yellow-banded bematistes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Description ''P. obliqua'' spec. nov. male- wings blackish above; forewing with a light orange-yellow transverse band, which begins somewhat beyond the middle of the costal margin, is about 7 mm. in breadth throughout and at the hinder angle reaches the hindmargin; in cellules 4-6 it is proximally rounded and touches the extreme posterior point of the cell, then in cellules 3 and 2 oblique basewards and almost straight and hence reaches vein 2 beyond its middle, so that more than the basal half of cellule 2 is black and cellule 3 has a large triangular black spot at the base; the orange-yellow spot in cellule 2 reaches the distal margin and is about 8 mm. in length, in la and lb the band projects more towards the base than in 2; the hindwing has on both surfaces a white median band, at the costal margin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bematistes Leopoldina
''Bematistes leopoldina'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Description . ''P. leopoldina'' Auriv. (59 c) agrees with elatedspecies in the transverse band of the fore- wing in the male not reaching the hindmargin, but differs in its being 6-7 mm. in breadth and quite continuous and at veins 2 and 3 almost reaching the distal margin; the transverse band is light orange-yellow and the spots in cellules 2 and 3 are broadly conical, distally somewhat emarginate and basally rounded; the ground colour of the upper surface is blackish and the median band of the hindwing is about 10 mm. broad in the middle, proximally rectilinear, distally somewhat excurved, its colour white-yellow above but whitish beneath; the dark marginal band is about 7 mm. in breadth and sharply defined. The female is not known to me. Congo region, near Leopoldville. ''P. macrosticha'' Baker is unknown to me, but according to informa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bematistes Tellus
''Bematistes tellus'', the orange bematistes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. Description . ''P. tellus'' Auriv. (58 a). The hindmarginal spot of the forewing is broad, posteriorly much widened, at the hindmargin about 13mm. in breadth and hence covering far more than half of the hindmargin and also completely filling up the proximal part of cellule 2; the black marginal band on the upperside of the hindwing is about 4 mm. in breadth at the apex, becomes gradually narrower posteriorly, but reaches the anal angle ; the subapical band of the forewing distally without sharp projection at vein 4. In the type-form the ground colour of the hindwing and the hindmarginal spot of the forewing are orange-yellow and the subapical band of the forewing somewhat lighter yellow and in cellule 5 in the male 5, in the female 7 mm. in br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bematistes Vestalis
''Bematistes vestalis'', the smoky bematistes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. Description . ''P. vestalis'' is distinguished from all the other species by the transverse band on the upperside of the forewing, otherwise so sharply conspicuous, being entirely absent or only in its posterior part (in cellules l-2) distinct and light grey-yellow; cellule 1 a is nearly always yellowish to beyond the middle; the hindwing above is light brown-yellow at least to the middle, but beneath only yellow-brown at the base as far as the apex of the cell. In the type-form ''vestalis'' Fldr. (58 e) the upperside of the fore wing is unicolorous blackish to the base except for a yellow stripe at the hindmargin and the more or less distinct transverse band and the hindwing above has a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bematistes Adrasta
''Bematistes adrasta'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... The habitat consists of lowland forests. Subspecies *''Bematistes adrasta adrasta'' — southern coast of Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania *''Bematistes adrasta pancalis'' (Jordan, 1910) — Democratic Republic of the Congo References External links ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 57''f'' Images representing ''Acraea adrasta''at Bold Butterflies described in 1892 Acraeini Butterflies of Africa {{Heliconiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bematistes Aganice
''Bematistes aganice'', the wanderer, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Africa. Description ''P. aganice'' Hew. (58 d) nearly approaches the preceding species 'montana'' now ''Bematistes aganice montana'' , but has a narrower transverse band on the forewing and especially a much narrower median band on the hindwing; these are in the male white-yellow or white, in the female white; the transverse band of the forewing is in the male often almost broken up into spots and the spot in cellule 1 b very small or absent; the ground-colour in fresh specimens is almost black and the sharply defined marginal band of the hindwing in both sexes is 9-11mm. in breadth; the base of the hindwing is nearly black above, dark brown beneath; thus the sexes differ but little from one another. - Larva whitish green with long yellowish spines, yellow-brown head, and blue dots dorsally and laterally. Pupa whitish green with four pairs of long light red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bematistes Scalivittata
''Bematistes scalivittata'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. Description . '' 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. Subspecies *''Bematistes scalivittata scalivittata'' (eastern Zambia, northern Malawi, possibly western Tanzania) *''Bematistes scalivittata kiellandianus'' Koçak, 1996 (central, southern and south-western Tanzania) Biology The habitat consists of montane forests. The larvae feed on ''Adenia ''Adenia'' is a genus of flowering plants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bematistes Macarista
''Bematistes macarista'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Description ''P. macarista'' E. Sharpe (59 b, d). The male is similar to that of '' poggei'', but the transverse band of the forewing is of almost uniform breadth, narrower and placed more vertically to the inner margin; in addition it does not reach the distal margin, hence the black ground-colour of the apex is continued to the hinder angle; the white median band of the hindwing is broader than in ''poggei'' male and the dark marginal band correspondingly narrower. In the female the transverse band of the forewing is white and terminates at vein 2; its spots in cellules 2 and 3 are cut off obliquely and almost straight towards the base. Cameroons to the Congo and Uganda, ab. ''plagioscia'' Baker only differs in having the transverse band of the forewing more deeply incised distall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bematistes Indentata
''Bematistes indentata'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon. Description . ''P. identata'' Btlr. (59 e) is similar to '' P. excisa''. male: transverse band of the forewing narrower than in ''excisa'' ; hindwing above similar to that of ''macaria Macaria or Makaria ( Greek Μακαρία) is the name of two figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. Although they are not said to be the same and are given different fathers, they are discussed together in a single entry both in the ...'' , but lighter, with broad, light yellowish to light brown median band. female: transverse band of the forewing white; median band of the hindwing white or slightly yellowish, narrower than in ''excisa'' female, distinct also beneath and basally very sharply defined, narrower than the dark distal margin. Cameroons to Angola. Taxonomy See Pierre & Bernaud, 2014 Pierre & Bernau, 2014 Classification et Liste Synonymique des Taxons du Genre ''Acraea'pdf/ref> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bematistes Epaea
''Bematistes epaea'', the common bematistes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. Description ''P. epaea'' is distinguished by having the hindmarginal spot of the forewing narrow and of fairly uniform breadth, at the hindmargin not or scarcely broader than half the hindmargin and not filling up the base of cellule 2, while the black marginal band on the upperside of the hindwing is in the d suddenly much widened at the apex, but in the female often very broad. On the under surface of the hinclwing the basal area is brighter red-yellow than the other parts of the wing. - ''epaea'' Cr. (58 a). male- Ground-colour of the hindwing above, hindmarginal spot and subapical band of the fore wing yellow-brown; hind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acraea (genus)
''Acraea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae) of the subfamily Heliconiinae. It seems to be highly paraphyletic and has long been used as a "wastebin taxon" to unite about 220 species of anatomically conservative Acraeini. Some phylogenetic studies show that the genus ''Acraea'' is monophyletic if ''Bematistes'' and Neotropical ''Actinote'' are included (see Pierre & Bernaud, 2009). Most species assembled here are restricted to the Afrotropical realm, but some are found in India, Southeast Asia, and Australia.Silva-Brandão et al. (2008) Biology The eggs are laid in masses; the larvae are rather short, of almost equal thickness throughout, and possessing branched spines on each segment, young larvae group together on a protecting mass of silk; the pupa is slender, with a long abdomen, rather wide and angulated about the insertion of the wings, and suspended by the tail only. '' A. horta'', '' A. cabira'', and '' A. terpsicore'' illustrate typical life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
