Bebearia nivaria

Bebearia nivaria
Bebearia nivaria male

Mbalmayo, Cameroon

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species: B. nivaria
Binomial name
Bebearia nivaria
(Ward, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene nivaria Ward, 1871
  • Bebearia (Bebearia) nivaria
  • Euryphene suffumigata Holland, 1893

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

Subspecies

Bebearia nivaria depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana

References

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