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Bebearia flaminia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Bebearia

Bebearia flaminia

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

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