Bebearia barce, the shining green forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
| Shining green forester | |
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| Female (specimen, dorsal side) | |
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| Male (underside) from Ghana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bebearia |
| Species: | B. barce
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| Binomial name | |
| Bebearia barce | |
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Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.
The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys species
Subspecies
edit- Bebearia barce barce — Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana
- Bebearia barce maculata (Aurivillius, 1912) — Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Congo, Uganda: Toro, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kasai, Sankuru and Lualaba
References
edit- ^ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Learn about butterflies". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
Media related to Bebearia barce at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bebearia barce at Wikispecies
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