Bebearia orientis

Bebearia orientis
	In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bebearia
Species:	B. orientis
Binomial name
	Bebearia orientis; (Karsch, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
	Euryphene orientis Karsch, 1895; Bebearia (Apectinaria) orientis; Euryphene senegalensis var. pseudocalia Staudinger, 1896; Euryphene mardania dealbata Carcasson, 1958; Bebearia badiana dealbata; Bebearia dealbata taveta Clifton, 1980; Bebearia badiana taveta;

Bebearia orientis, the eastern palm forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fermented fruit. They are probably on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Phoenix reclinata, Raphia farinifera and probably Cocos nucifera.

Subspecies

B. o. orientis (southern Somalia, eastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania, eastern Zambia)
B. o. dealbata (Carcasson, 1958) (Kenya)
B. o. insularis Kielland, 1985 (Tanzania: Pemba Island)
B. o. malawiensis Holmes, 2001 (southern Malawi, Mozambique, northern and eastern Zimbabwe)
B. o. taveta Clifton, 1980 (Kenya)

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