Biology:Bebearia tessmanni

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Bebearia tessmanni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. tessmanni
Binomial name
Bebearia tessmanni
(Grünberg, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene tessmanni Grünberg, 1910
  • Bebearia (Bebearia) tessmanni

Bebearia tessmanni, or Tessmann's forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The species is named after the collector Günter Tessmann.[3]

Subspecies

  • Bebearia tessmanni tessmanni (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Central African Republic)
  • Bebearia tessmanni innocuoides Hecq, 2000 (western Nigeria)
  • Bebearia tessmanni kwiluensis Hecq, 1989 (Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4878419 entry