Bebearia comus
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| Bebearia comus depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bebearia |
| Species: | B. comus |
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| Bebearia comus (Ward, 1871)[1] | |
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Bebearia comus, the Broad-banded Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon and from Equatorial Guinea to the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Calamus and Eremospatha species.
Subspecies
- Bebearia comus comus (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Cataractes, Kasai and Sankuru)
- Bebearia comus retracta Hecq, 1989 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu)
Bebearia comus male
Mabalmayo, Cameroon
References
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- ↑ Bebearia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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