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Bebearia oxione

Synonyms: Euryphene oxione

Wikipedia Abstract

Bebearia oxione, the Banded Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests. Adults are attracted to fallen fruit. The larvae feed on Maranthochloa species, including Maranthochloa purpurea.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Marantochloa purpurea[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0