Bebearia octogramma

Bebearia octogramma, the green-spotted forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of wet primary forests.

Bebearia octogramma
Bebearia octogramma in Rhopalocera exotica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Bebearia
Species:
B. octogramma
Binomial name
Bebearia octogramma
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra octogramma Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
  • Bebearia (Bebearia) octogramma
  • Bebearia octogramme aputida Hecq, 1989

Adults feed on fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on an unidentified dicotyledonous tree.

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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