Bebearia mandinga
| Bebearia mandinga | |
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| Bebearia mandinga depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bebearia |
| Species: | B. mandinga |
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| Bebearia mandinga (Felder & Felder, 1860)[1] | |
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Bebearia mandinga, the Mandinga Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys species, including Hypselodelphys scandens.
Subspecies
- Bebearia mandinga mandinga (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Bebearia mandinga beni Hecq, 1990 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda: Bwamba, Toro)
References
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- ↑ Bebearia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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