Bebearia maximiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. maximiana
Binomial name
Bebearia maximiana
Synonyms
  • Euryphene maximiana Staudinger, 1891
  • Bebearia (Bebearia) maximiana
  • Euryphene aurora f. eos Röber, 1936
  • Euryphene maximiniana Holland, 1920

Bebearia maximiana, the maximal forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on an unidentified dicotyledonous tree.

Subspecies

  • Bebearia maximiana maximiana (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, northern Kivu and Lualaba)
  • Bebearia maximiana ata Hecq, 1990 (Gabon)

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