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Bebearia paludicola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Bebearia
Species:	B. paludicola
Binomial name
Bebearia paludicola Holmes, 2001
Synonyms
Bebearia (Apectinaria) paludicola Euryphene mardania ab. paludicola Schultze, 1920

Bebearia paludicola, the swamp palm forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of swampy areas in forests.

The larvae feed on Calamus deerratus.

Subspecies

• Bebearia paludicola paludicola (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Central African Republic)
• Bebearia paludicola blandi Holmes, 2001 (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana)

References

1. "Bebearia Hemming, 1960" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini

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