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Bematistes alcinoe
Bematistes alcinoe
9.60004, 7.99997
Field Notes
Description:
Bematistes macaria, the Black-spot Bematistes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.
Habitat:
The habitat consists of wetter forests.
Notes:
Spotted passing the night on a palm in my backyard. It was a surprise. Once, I've seen a Common Acraea at dusk fly very high up into a palm. Many butterflies like to lodge in trees like this. Birds also.
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Bematistes alcinoe
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2013
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