Bebearia phranza, the white-spot forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of 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. phranza
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Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.
Subspecies
edit- Bebearia phranza phranza (Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo)
- Bebearia phranza fuscara Hecq, 1989 (northern Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi)
- Bebearia phranza moreelsi d'Abrera, 1980 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: central and east to Uele, Ituri, northern Kivu, Equateur, Kasai, Sankuru and Lomami)
- Bebearia phranza robiginosus (Talbot, 1927) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba)
References
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- ^ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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