Bebearia maximiana

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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 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)

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Bebearia maximiana Wikipedia

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