Biology:Bebearia barce
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of butterfly
| Shining green forester | |
|---|---|
| |
| Female (specimen, dorsal side) | |
_male.jpg)
| |
| Male (underside) from Ghana | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bebearia |
| Species: | B. barce
|
| Binomial name | |
| Bebearia barce (Doubleday, 1847)[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Bebearia barce, the shining green forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.
The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys species
Subspecies
- Bebearia barce barce — Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana
- Bebearia barce maculata (Aurivillius, 1912) — Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Congo, Uganda: Toro, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kasai, Sankuru and Lualaba
References
- ↑ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Learn about butterflies". https://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Africa%20-%20Bebearia%20barce.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q4878325 entry
 |  |
