Biology:Bebearia chriemhilda

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Bebearia chriemhilda
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. chriemhilda
Binomial name
Bebearia chriemhilda
(Staudinger, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene chriemhilda Staudinger, 1896

Bebearia chriemhilda is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests.

The larvae feed on Hyphaene species. Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit.

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q4878336 entry