Bebearia flaminia

Bebearia flaminia, the Flaminia forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Bebearia flaminia
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B. flaminia
Binomial name
Bebearia flaminia
Synonyms
  • Euryphene flaminia Staudinger, 1891
  • Bebearia (Bebearia) flaminia

The larvae feed on an unidentified dicotyledonous bush.

Subspecies

  • Bebearia flaminia flaminia (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Central African Republic, western Uganda: Semuliki National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur, Sankuru and Lualaba)
  • Bebearia flaminia leventisi Hecq & Larsen, 1997 (western Nigeria)
Male – Mabalmayo, Cameroon

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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. The butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidia) of Semuliki National Park, western Uganda. Metamorphosis, 29: 14-21.


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