Bebearia tentyris
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bebearia |
| Species: | B. tentyris |
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| Bebearia tentyris (Hewitson, 1866)[1] | |
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Bebearia tentyris, Hewitson’s Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests, especially drier forests.
The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys species.
Subspecies
- Bebearia tentyris tentyris (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon)
- Bebearia tentyris seeldrayersi (Aurivillius, 1899) (Congo, western Democratic Republic of Congo)
References
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- ↑ Bebearia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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