Bebearia makala


Bebearia makala is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.
E. makala Baker agrees with Bebearia luteola, except that the narrow oblique band of the male forewing has developed into a broad subapical patch extending to beyond vein 3. The under surface of both
wings brownish olive-green with the markings of the upper surface showing through; in the cell four dark-ringed spots and beyond the middle traces of two dark transverse bands and of the submarginal line ; the hind¬
wing with three sharply outlined black dots in the cell and with indistinct traces of a median band and a submarginal line. Expanse 89 mm. Makala, Congo region

Subspecies

  • Bebearia makala makala
  • Bebearia makala bosmansi Hecq, 1989