Bebearia paludicola
Appearance
Bebearia paludicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Bebearia |
Species: | B. paludicola
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Binomial name | |
Bebearia paludicola Holmes, 2001[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Bebearia paludicola, the swamp palm forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of swampy areas in forests.
The larvae feed on Calamus deerratus.
Subspecies
[edit]- Bebearia paludicola paludicola (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Central African Republic)
- Bebearia paludicola blandi Holmes, 2001 (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
References
[edit]Wikispecies has information related to Bebearia paludicola.
- ^ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini