Bebearia chriemhilda

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.

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

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

References

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


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