Bebearia comus
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.
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The larvae feed on Calamus and Eremospatha species.
Subspecies
- 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
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- "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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