Bebearia cutteri

Bebearia cutteri, or Cutter's 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 Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of wet forests.

Bebearia cutteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Bebearia
Species:
B. cutteri
Binomial name
Bebearia cutteri
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ramalaeosoma cutteri Hewitson, 1865
  • Bebearia (Bebearia) cutteri
  • Euryphene cognata Grünberg, 1910
  • Euryphene cutteri f. fasciata Aurivillius, 1912
  • Euphaedra cutteri harleyi Fox, 1968

Subspecies
  • Bebearia cutteri cutteri (eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria)
  • Bebearia cutteri camiadei Hecq, 2002 (Central African Republic)
  • Bebearia cutteri cognata (Grünberg, 1910) (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo)
  • Bebearia cutteri cuypersi Hecq, 2002 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Bebearia cutteri harleyi (Fox, 1968) (Sierra Leone, Liberia)

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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