Bebearia tessmanni

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Bebearia tessmanni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. tessmanni
Binomial name
Bebearia tessmanni
(Grünberg, 1910) [1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene tessmanniGrünberg, 1910
  • Bebearia (Bebearia) tessmanni

Bebearia tessmanni, or Tessmann's forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

The species is named after the collector Günter Tessmann. [3]

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
  3. Grünberg, Karl (1910). "Neue westafrikanishe Lepidopteren. Gesammelt von Herrn Gunter Tessmann in Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea (Uellegebiet)". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1910: 469–480.