Bebearia absolon

Bebearia absolon
Bebearia absolon male

Mbalmayo, Cameroon

Bebearia absolon female

Mbalmayo, Cameroon

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species: B. absolon
Binomial name
Bebearia absolon
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio absolon Fabricius, 1793
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) absolon
  • Euryphene candida Capronnier, 1889
  • Euryphene entebbiae Lathy, 1906

Bebearia absolon, the Absolon Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Trachyphrynium and Hypselodelphys species.

Subspecies

References

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