Bebearia phantasia

Bebearia phantasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bebearia
Species:	B. phantasia
Binomial name
	Bebearia phantasia; (Hewitson, 1865)
Synonyms
	Euryphene phantasiaHewitson, 1865; Bebearia (Bebearia) phantasia;

Last updated August 24, 2025

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 forewing beneath is uniform green, not darker at the distal margin and without dark markings. ^[3]

The larvae feed on an unidentified dicotyledonous creeper.

Subspecies

Bebearia phantasia phantasia (southern Nigeria, western Cameroon)
Bebearia phantasia concolorHecq, 1988 (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

↑ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
↑ Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini

[3] Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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