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Bebearia staudingeri

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Bebearia staudingeri
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. staudingeri
Binomial name
Bebearia staudingeri
Synonyms
  • Euryphene staudingeri Aurivillius, 1893
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) staudingeri

Bebearia staudingeri, or Staudinger's forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur, Tshuapa and Sankuru).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit.

References

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  1. ^ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini