Bebearia phranza

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

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

Bebearia phranza, the White-spot Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

Subspecies

Bebearia phranza phranza (Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo)

Bebearia phranza fuscara Hecq, 1989 (northern Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi)

Bebearia phranza moreelsi d'Abrera, 1980 (Democratic Republic of Congo: central and east to Uele, Ituri, northern Kivu, Equateur, Kasai, Sankuru and Lomami)

Bebearia phranza robiginosus (Talbot, 1927) (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba)

References

Bebearia phranza Wikipedia

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