Bebearia arcadius

Bebearia arcadius
Bebearia arcadius depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species: B. arcadius
Binomial name
Bebearia arcadius
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio arcadius Fabricius, 1793
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) arcadius
  • Nymphalis siva Godart, 1824

Bebearia arcadius, the Arcadian, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

References

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