Bebearia chilonis
Species of butterfly
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Bebearia chilonis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ubangi).[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bebearia |
| Species: | B. chilonis |
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E. chilonis Hew. In the male the wings are black above with dark violet or purple reflection and narrow black marginal band; both wings with common bright green median band 9—14 mm. in breadth, extending from vein 3 of the fore wing to vein 1 b of the hindwing and becoming broader posteriorly; the subapical band of the forewing bright yellow and sharply defined but short, only consisting of three spots in cellules 4—6; the apex of the fore wing white on both surfaces and the cell of the forewing with two blue transverse streaks. The under surface is bright grass-green and only spotted with black in the cells; the subapical band of the forewing as above, only somewhat broader; the hindwing with yellowish transverse streak in cellule 7; the submarginal line indistinct, brownish. The female is unknown to me [Fruhstorfer]. This rare species is only known from Gaboon and the Ubangi River.[3]
