Bebearia barce
| Bebearia barce | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bebearia |
| Species: | B. barce |
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| Bebearia barce (Doubleday, 1847)[1] | |
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Bebearia barce, the Shining Green Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.
The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys species
Subspecies
- Bebearia barce barce (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
- Bebearia barce maculata (Aurivillius, 1912) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Congo, Uganda: Toro, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kasai, Sankuru and Lualaba)
References
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- ↑ Bebearia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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