Bebearia ashantina

species of insect

Bebearia ashantina is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is also known as Ashanti forester. It is found in Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Bebearia ashantina
male - Bibiani, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. ashantina
Binomial name
Bebearia ashantina
(Dudgeon, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene ashantina Dudgeon, 1913
  • Bebearia (Bebearia) ashantina

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

References change

  1. "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Genus Euriphene Boisduval, 1847" (DOC). Archived from the original on 16 June 2018.