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Bebearia omo

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Bebearia omo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species:
B. omo
Binomial name
Bebearia omo
Larsen & Warren, 2005[1]
Synonyms
  • Bebearia (Bebearia) omo

Bebearia omo, the Omo forester,[2] is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western Nigeria and Cameroon.[3] The habitat consists of tropical rainforest in good condition.

Adults have been observed on the fallen fruit of umbrella trees (Musanga cecropioides).

References

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  1. ^ "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ The Butterflies of West Africa, Torben B. Larsen pp 553-4
  3. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini