Bebearia barce

Bebearia barce
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bebearia
Species:	B. barce
Binomial name
Bebearia barce (Doubleday, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
Aterica barce Doubleday, 1847 Bebearia (Apectinaria) barce Euryphene lesbonax Hewitson, 1864 Euryphene barce ab. achillaena Bartel, 1905 Euryphene barce race maculata Aurivillius, 1912

Bebearia barce, the Shining Green Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys species

Subspecies

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  Bebearia barce female - dorsal side Divo, Ivory Coast
  

  Bebearia barce male - ventral side Nyasoso, Cameroon
  Bebearia barce barce (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
• Bebearia barce maculata (Aurivillius, 1912) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Congo, Uganda: Toro, Democratic Republic of Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kasai, Sankuru and Lualaba)

References

1. Bebearia, Site of Markku Savela
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini