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Bebearia osyris

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Winifred's forester
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. osyris
Binomial name
Bebearia osyris
(Schultze, 1920)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphura tentyris f. osyris Schultze, 1920
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) osyris
  • Najas tentyris winifredae Fox, 1965
  • Bebearia winifredae
  • Bebearia tentyris winifredae

Bebearia osyris, or Winifred's forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Adults are attracted to fruit.

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