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Bebearia carshena

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Bebearia carshena
Male, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. carshena
Binomial name
Bebearia carshena
(Hewitson, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene carshena Hewitson, 1871
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) carshena

Bebearia carshena, the shining blue forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ubangi, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur and Lualaba), western Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

The larvae feed on Marantochloa species.

References

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


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