Bebearia maximiana


Bebearia maximiana, the maximal forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.
Seitz- E. maximiana Stgr. is a very similar Bebearia flaminia, but somewhat larger species, of which a few specimens were captured by Dr. Preuss at the Barombi Station in the Cameroons and which is very little known as yet.
The larvae feed on an unidentified dicotyledonous tree.

Subspecies

  • Bebearia maximiana maximiana
  • Bebearia maximiana ata Hecq, 1990