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Bebearia fontaineana

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Bebearia fontaineana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. fontaineana
Binomial name
Bebearia fontaineana
Hecq, 1987[1]
Synonyms
  • Bebearia maximiana fontaineana Hecq, 1987
  • Bebearia maximiana intersecta Hecq, 1990
  • Bebearia maximiana vinula Hecq, 1987
  • Bebearia vinula

Bebearia fontaineana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of wet forests.

Subspecies

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  • Bebearia fontaineana fontaineana (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru)
  • Bebearia fontaineana intersecta Hecq, 1990 (Cameroon)
  • Bebearia fontaineana vinula Hecq, 1987 (eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon)

References

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  1. ^ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini