Bebearia osyris

Winifred's forester
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bebearia
Species:	B. osyris
Binomial name
	Bebearia osyris; (Schultze, 1920)
Synonyms
	Euryphura tentyris f. osyrisSchultze, 1920; Bebearia (Apectinaria) osyris; Najas tentyris winifredaeFox, 1965; Bebearia winifredae; Bebearia tentyris winifredae;

Last updated November 01, 2026

Bebearia osyris, or Winifred's forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Adults are attracted to fruit.

Torben Larsen developed a species numbering system for his 2005 publication Butterflies of West Africa. This species is #996.^[2] The 'Larsen' numbers have since been used with permission in A Sharp Eye on Butterflies of Ghana.^[3]

References

↑ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Larsen, Torben B. (2005). Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. ISBN 978-87-88757-43-9.
↑ Sharp, Charles J.; Sáfián, Sz. (2026). A Sharp Eye on Butterflies of Ghana. Oxford: Sharp Eye Publications and Hungarian Natural Heritage Trust. p. 135. ISBN 978-615-02-5911-6.

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[funet-1] "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Larsen, Torben B. (2005). Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. ISBN 978-87-88757-43-9.

[3] Sharp, Charles J.; Sáfián, Sz. (2026). A Sharp Eye on Butterflies of Ghana. Oxford: Sharp Eye Publications and Hungarian Natural Heritage Trust. p. 135. ISBN 978-615-02-5911-6.

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