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Bebearia chriemhilda

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Bebearia chriemhilda
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. chriemhilda
Binomial name
Bebearia chriemhilda
Synonyms
  • Euryphene chriemhilda Staudinger, 1896

Bebearia chriemhilda is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests.

The larvae feed on Hyphaene species. Adults are attracted to fermenting 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