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Bebearia absolon

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Bebearia absolon
Bebearia absolon male

Mbalmayo, Cameroon

Bebearia absolon female

Mbalmayo, Cameroon

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B. absolon
Binomial name
Bebearia absolon
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio absolon Fabricius, 1793
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) absolon
  • Euryphene candida Capronnier, 1889
  • Euryphene entebbiae Lathy, 1906

Bebearia absolon, the Absolon Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Trachyphrynium and Hypselodelphys species.

Subspecies

  • Bebearia absolon absolon (eastern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mayumbe, Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, northern Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kinshasa, Kasai, Sankuru and Lualaba)
  • Bebearia absolon entebbiae (Lathy, 1906) (Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

References

Bebearia absolon depicted in SeitzFauna Africa