Bebearia arcadius

Bebearia arcadius, the Arcadian, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

Bebearia arcadius
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. arcadius
Binomial name
Bebearia arcadius
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio arcadius Fabricius, 1793
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) arcadius
  • Nymphalis siva Godart, 1824

Adults are attracted to fallen 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


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