Bebearia mardania
Bebearia mardania, the dark palm forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, western Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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| nominate morph female Kakum National Park, Ghana | |
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The larvae feed on Phoenix reclinata, Hyphaene thebaica the Borassus palm and the coconut palm.
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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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