Bebearia lucayensis
Appearance
Bebearia lucayensis | |
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Both in Ghana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Bebearia |
Species: | B. lucayensis
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Binomial name | |
Bebearia lucayensis Hecq, 1996[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Bebearia lucayensis, the plain forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys and Marantochloa species.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini. Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Media related to Bebearia lucayensis at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Bebearia lucayensis at Wikispecies