Bebearia comus, the broad-banded forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon and from Equatorial Guinea to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
| Broad-banded forester | |
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| Male from Mabalmayo, Cameroon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bebearia |
| Species: | B. comus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bebearia comus | |
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The larvae feed on Calamus and Eremospatha species.
Subspecies edit
- Bebearia comus comus — eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Cataractes, Kasai and Sankuru
- Bebearia comus retracta Hecq, 1989 — Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu
References edit
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Wikispecies has information related to Bebearia comus.
- ^ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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