Bebearia barce

Updated on Dec 23, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bebearia

Similar Bebearia mardania, Bebearia abesa, Bebearia absolon, Bebearia laetitia, Bebearia cutteri

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. 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

Bebearia barce Wikipedia

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