Bebearia zonara

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Bebearia zonara
Light brown forester (Bebearia zonara).jpg
Kakum national Park, Ghana
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B. zonara
Binomial name
Bebearia zonara
(Butler, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aterica zonara Butler, 1871
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) zonara

Bebearia zonara, the light brown forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mayumbe, Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Tshopo, Equateur, Cataractes, Kasai, Sankuru and Lualaba) and Uganda (Bwamba and Toro).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys species.[citation needed]

References[]

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


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