Bebearia makala | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Bebearia |
Species: | B. makala |
Binomial name | |
Bebearia makala (Bethune-Baker, 1908) [1] | |
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Bebearia makala is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. [2]
E. makala Baker agrees with Bebearia luteola , except that the narrow oblique band of the male forewing has developed into a broad subapical patch extending to beyond vein 3. The under surface of both wings brownish olive-green with the markings of the upper surface showing through; in the cell four dark-ringed spots and beyond the middle traces of two dark transverse bands and of the submarginal line ; the hind¬ wing with three sharply outlined black dots in the cell and with indistinct traces of a median band and a submarginal line. Expanse 89 mm. Makala, Congo region [3]