Bebearia guineensis
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bebearia |
| Species: | B. guineensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bebearia guineensis | |
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Bebearia guineensis, the wide-banded palm forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Angola.[2] The habitat consists of primary, undisturbed forests.
Originally described as Euryphene guineensis C. & R. Felder, [1867] it has been variously placed
- Bebearia cocalia guineensis (Hecq, 2000, Butterflies of the world)
- Bebearia guineensis (Hancock, 1992, J. Lep. Soc)
- Bebearia senegalensis guineensis(Lepindex)
Its status remains uncertain.[3]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Bebearia guineensis.
- ^ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
- ^ Cedric W. N. Holmes, 2001 A reappraisal of the Bebearia mardania complex (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae) June 2001 Tropical Zoology 14(1):31-62 DOI:10.1080/03946975.2001.10531142