Bebearia abesa

Bebearia abesa, the black forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2]

Bebearia abesa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Bebearia
Species:
B. abesa
Binomial name
Bebearia abesa
(Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aterica abesa Hewitson, 1869
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) abesa
  • Euryphene cercestis Ward, 1871
  • Bebearia banksi Hecq & Larsen, 1998

Subspecies
  • Bebearia abesa abesa (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mayumbe, Ubangi, Mongala, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Sankuru)
  • Bebearia abesa pandera Hecq, 1988 (western Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele)

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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