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Bebearia mandinga

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Bebearia

Bebearia mandinga

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

Bebearia mandinga, the Mandinga Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys species, including Hypselodelphys scandens.

Subspecies

  • Bebearia mandinga mandinga (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Bebearia mandinga beni Hecq, 1990 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda: Bwamba, Toro)
  • References

    Bebearia mandinga Wikipedia