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Bebearia senegalensis

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Bebearia senegalensis
Bebearia senegalensis depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
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B. senegalensis
Binomial name
Bebearia senegalensis
Synonyms
  • Euryphene senegalensis Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) senegalensis
  • Bebearia cocalia senegalensis

Bebearia senegalensis, the Senegal Palm Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, northern Guinea, northern Sierra Leone and northern Ivory Coast.[2] The habitat consists of dry forests and Guinea savanna.

The larvae feed on Raphia palma-pinus.

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