Bebearia octogramma

Bebearia octogramma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species: B. octogramma
Binomial name
Bebearia octogramma
(Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra octogramma Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
  • Bebearia (Bebearia) octogramma
  • Bebearia octogramme aputida Hecq, 1989

Bebearia octogramma, the Green-spotted Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of wet primary forests.

Adults feed on fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on an unidentified dicotyledonous tree.

References

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