Bebearia mandinga

Bebearia mandinga, the Mandinga forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Bebearia mandinga
B. m. mandinga
Kakum National Park, Ghana
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B. mandinga
Binomial name
Bebearia mandinga
(Felder & Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene mandinga Felder & Felder, 1860
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) mandinga

The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys species, including H. scandens.

Subspecies

  • Bebearia mandinga mandinga (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Bebearia mandinga beni Hecq, 1990 (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda: Semuliki National Park, Toro)
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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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