Bebearia oxione

Bebearia oxione, the banded forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Bebearia oxione
Male Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bebearia
Species:	B. oxione
Binomial name
Bebearia oxione (Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
Euryphene oxione Hewitson, 1866 Bebearia (Apectinaria) oxione Euryphene oxione squalida Talbot, 1928

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Marantochloa species, including M. purpurea.

Subspecies

• Bebearia oxione oxione (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria)
• Bebearia oxione squalida (Talbot, 1928) (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda)

References

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