Bebearia flaminia

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

Similar Bebearia nivaria, Bebearia abesa, Bebearia cutteri

Bebearia flaminia, the Flaminia Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and possibly western Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on an unidentified dicotyledonous bush.

Subspecies

Bebearia flaminia flaminia (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Central African Republic, western Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur, Sankuru and Lualaba)

Bebearia flaminia leventisi Hecq & Larsen, 1997 (western Nigeria)

References

Bebearia flaminia Wikipedia

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