Bebearia senegalensis
| Bebearia senegalensis | |
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| Bebearia senegalensis depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bebearia |
| Species: | B. senegalensis |
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| Bebearia senegalensis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)[1] | |
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Bebearia senegalensis, the Senegal Palm Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, northern Guinea, northern Sierra Leone and northern Ivory Coast.[2] The habitat consists of dry forests and Guinea savanna.
The larvae feed on Raphia palma-pinus.
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- ↑ Bebearia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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