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Bebearia maximiana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Bebearia

Bebearia maximiana

Similar
  
Bebearia nivaria, Bebearia abesa, Bebearia cutteri, Bebearia laetitia, Bebearia

Bebearia maximiana, the Maximal Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on an unidentified dicotyledonous tree.

Subspecies

  • Bebearia maximiana maximiana (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, northern Kivu and Lualaba)
  • Bebearia maximiana ata Hecq, 1990 (Gabon)

    • References

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