Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bebearia | |
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Similar Bebearia abesa, Bebearia cutteri, Bebearia absolon, Bebearia cocalia, Bebearia sophus | ||
Bebearia carshena, the Shining Blue Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ubangi, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur and Lualaba), western Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of dense forests.
The larvae feed on Maranthochloa species.
References
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