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Bebearia phantasia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Bebearia

Bebearia phantasia

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

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

The larvae feed on an unidentified dicotyledonous creeper.

Subspecies

  • Bebearia phantasia phantasia (southern Nigeria, western Cameroon)
  • Bebearia phantasia concolor Hecq, 1988 (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, western Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • References

    Bebearia phantasia Wikipedia
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