Bebearia paludicola

Updated on Dec 23, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bebearia
Similar Bebearia absolon, Bebearia abesa, Bebearia cutteri, Bebearia mardania, Bebearia laetitia

Bebearia paludicola, the Swamp Palm Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The habitat consists of swampy areas in forests.

The larvae feed on Calamus deerratus.

Subspecies

Bebearia paludicola paludicola (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Central African Republic)

Bebearia paludicola blandi Holmes, 2001 (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana)

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