Bebearia phantasia
Species of butterfly
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bebearia |
| Species: | B. phantasia |
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| Bebearia phantasia (Hewitson, 1865)[1] | |
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Bebearia phantasia, the fantasia, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
The larvae feed on an unidentified dicotyledonous creeper.
Subspecies
- Bebearia phantasia phantasia (southern Nigeria, western Cameroon)
- Bebearia phantasia concolor Hecq, 1988 (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
References
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