Biology:Bebearia phranza

Short description: Species of butterfly

Bebearia phranza
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bebearia
Species:	B. phranza
Binomial name
Bebearia phranza (Hewitson, 1865)
Synonyms
Euryphene phranza Hewitson, 1865 Bebearia (Bebearia) phranza Euryphene phranza f. moreelsi Aurivillius, 1901 Euriphene phranza robiginosus Talbot, 1927

Bebearia phranza, the white-spot forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

Bebearia phranza female, Mbalmayo, Cameroon

Subspecies

• Bebearia phranza phranza (Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo)
• Bebearia phranza fuscara Hecq, 1989 (northern Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi)
• Bebearia phranza moreelsi d'Abrera, 1980 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: central and east to Uele, Ituri, northern Kivu, Equateur, Kasai, Sankuru and Lomami)
• Bebearia phranza robiginosus (Talbot, 1927) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4878406 entry