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Bebearia nivaria

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Bebearia nivaria
Bebearia nivaria male

Mbalmayo, Cameroon

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B. nivaria
Binomial name
Bebearia nivaria
(Ward, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene nivaria Ward, 1871
  • Bebearia (Bebearia) nivaria
  • Euryphene suffumigata Holland, 1893

Bebearia nivaria, the Bicolour Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

  • Bebearia nivaria nivaria (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, western Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Bebearia nivaria tenuimacula Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, north Kivu, Equateur and Sankuru)
Bebearia nivaria depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana

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