Bebearia carshena, the shining blue forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ubangi, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur and Lualaba), western Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bebearia |
| Species: | B. carshena
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The larvae feed on Marantochloa species.
References
edit- ^ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
Media related to Bebearia carshena at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bebearia carshena at Wikispecies
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