Bebearia sophus

Bebearia sophus
Bebearia sophus depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bebearia
Species:	B. sophus
Binomial name
Bebearia sophus (Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
Papilio sophus Fabricius, 1793 Bebearia (Apectinaria) sophus Euriphene sophus aruunda Overlaet, 1955 Euriphene sophus aruunda f. albofasciata Overlaet, 1955 Euriphene sophus aruunda f. variegata Overlaet, 1955 Euryphene sophus audeoudi Riley, 1936 Euryphene sophus ochreata Carcasson, 1961 Euryphene phreone Feisthamel, 1850

Bebearia sophus, the Sophus Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and possibly Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Angola.^[2] The habitat consists of low to montane forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Landolphia and Chysophyllum species.

Subspecies

• Bebearia sophus sophus (Guinea: Conakry, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo)
• Bebearia sophus aruunda (Overlaet, 1955) (Democratic Republic of Congo: Mayumbe, Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur, Cataractes, Kwilu, Kasai, Sankuru, Lomami, Lualaba and Tanganika)
• Bebearia sophus audeoudi (Riley, 1936) (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
• Bebearia sophus monforti Hecq, 1990 (Rwanda)
• Bebearia sophus ochreata (Carcasson, 1961) (western Tanzania)
• Bebearia sophus phreone (Feisthamel, 1850) (Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea)

References

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