Bebearia staudingeri

Bebearia staudingeri
Bebearia staudingeri depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species: B. staudingeri
Binomial name
Bebearia staudingeri
(Aurivillius, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene staudingeri Aurivillius, 1893
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) staudingeri

Bebearia staudingeri, Staudinger’s Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Equateur, Tshuapa and Sankuru).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit.

References

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