Bebearia phantasia

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Bebearia phantasia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. phantasia
Binomial name
Bebearia phantasia
(Hewitson, 1865) [1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene phantasiaHewitson, 1865
  • Bebearia (Bebearia) phantasia

Bebearia phantasia, the fantasia, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

The larvae feed on an unidentified dicotyledonous creeper.

Subspecies

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References

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