Bebearia partita, the falcate forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala, Uele, Ituri, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur, Kinshasa, Cataractes, Kwango, Sankuru and Lualaba) and Uganda (Semuliki National Park and Toro).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Bebearia partita
Male, Mbalmayo, Cameroon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. partita
Binomial name
Bebearia partita
Synonyms
  • Euryphene partita Aurivillius, 1895
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) partita
  • Euryphene aurivillii Staudinger, 1896

The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys species.

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References

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  1. ^ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini