Bebearia orientis

Bebearia orientis
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bebearia
Species:	B. orientis
Binomial name
Bebearia orientis (Karsch, 1895)
Synonyms
Euryphene orientis Karsch, 1895 Bebearia (Apectinaria) orientis Euryphene senegalensis var. pseudocalia Staudinger, 1896 Euryphene mardania dealbata Carcasson, 1958 Bebearia badiana dealbata Bebearia dealbata taveta Clifton, 1980 Bebearia badiana taveta

Bebearia orientis, the eastern palm forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fermented fruit. They are probably on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Phoenix reclinata, Raphia farinifera and probably Cocos nucifera.

Subspecies

• B. o. orientis (southern Somalia, eastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania, eastern Zambia)
• B. o. dealbata (Carcasson, 1958) (Kenya)
• B. o. insularis Kielland, 1985 (Tanzania: Pemba Island)
• B. o. malawiensis Holmes, 2001 (southern Malawi, Mozambique, northern and eastern Zimbabwe)
• B. o. taveta Clifton, 1980 (Kenya)