Bebearia carshena

Bebearia carshena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species: B. carshena
Binomial name
Bebearia carshena
(Hewitson, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene carshena Hewitson, 1871
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) carshena

Bebearia carshena, the Shining Blue Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ubangi, Uele, north Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur and Lualaba), western Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

The larvae feed on Maranthochloa species.

References

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