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Bebearia phranza

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Bebearia

Bebearia phranza

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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