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)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene phantasia Hewitson, 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

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

References

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


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