Bebearia 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.

Bebearia zonara
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

The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys species.

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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