Bebearia lucayensis

Bebearia lucayensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species: B. lucayensis
Binomial name
Bebearia lucayensis
Hecq, 1996[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphura tentyris ab. lucayensis Schultze, 1920
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) lucayensis
  • Bebearia subtentyris lucayensis

Bebearia lucayensis, the Plain Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys and Maranthochloa species.

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