Bebearia oxione

Updated on Dec 29, 2023

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

Similar Bebearia abesa, Bebearia cutteri, Bebearia mardania, Bebearia absolon, Bebearia sophus

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

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Maranthochloa species, including Maranthochloa purpurea.

Subspecies

Bebearia oxione oxione (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria)

Bebearia oxione squalida (Talbot, 1928) (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda)

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