Bebearia orientis

Bebearia orientis
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bebearia
Species:	B. orientis
Binomial name
Bebearia orientis (Karsch, 1895) [1]
Synonyms
Euryphene orientisKarsch, 1895 Bebearia (Apectinaria) orientis Euryphene senegalensis var. pseudocaliaStaudinger, 1896 Euryphene mardania dealbataCarcasson, 1958 Bebearia badiana dealbata Bebearia dealbata tavetaClifton, 1980 Bebearia badiana taveta

Bebearia orientis, the eastern palm forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

It is very similar to Bebearia senegalensis q.v.

Adults are attracted to fermented fruit. They are probably on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Phoenix reclinata , Raphia farinifera and probably Cocos nucifera .

Subspecies

• B. o. orientis (southern Somalia, eastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania, eastern Zambia)
• B. o. dealbata(Carcasson, 1958) (Kenya)
• B. o. insularisKielland, 1985 (Tanzania: Pemba Island)
• B. o. malawiensisHolmes, 2001 (southern Malawi, Mozambique, northern and eastern Zimbabwe)
• B. o. tavetaClifton, 1980 (Kenya)

References

1. "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini