Bebearia comus

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

Bebearia comus, the Broad-banded Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon and from Equatorial Guinea to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Calamus and Eremospatha species.

Subspecies

Bebearia comus comus (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Cataractes, Kasai and Sankuru)

Bebearia comus retracta Hecq, 1989 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu)

References

Bebearia comus Wikipedia

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