Bebearia laetitia, or Laetitia's forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.
Bebearia laetitia | |
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Female, Mbalmayo, Cameroon | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Bebearia |
Species: | B. laetitia
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Binomial name | |
Bebearia laetitia | |
Synonyms | |
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Subspecies
edit- Bebearia laetitia laetitia (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Equateur and Lualaba)
- Bebearia laetitia vesta Hecq, 1989 (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Bebearia laetitia.
- ^ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini