Bebearia phranza

Bebearia phranza
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bebearia
Species:	B. phranza
Binomial name
Bebearia phranza (Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
Euryphene phranza Hewitson, 1865 Bebearia (Bebearia) phranza Euryphene phranza f. moreelsi Aurivillius, 1901 Euriphene phranza robiginosus Talbot, 1927

Bebearia phranza, the White-spot Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

Subspecies

• Bebearia phranza phranza (Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo)
• Bebearia phranza fuscara Hecq, 1989 (northern Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi)
• Bebearia phranza moreelsi d'Abrera, 1980 (Democratic Republic of Congo: central and east to Uele, Ituri, northern Kivu, Equateur, Kasai, Sankuru and Lomami)
• Bebearia phranza robiginosus (Talbot, 1927) (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba)

References

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