Bebearia tessmanni explained

Bebearia tessmanni, or Tessmann's forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1] The habitat consists of forests.

The species is named after the collector Günter Tessmann.^[2]

Subspecies

• Bebearia tessmanni tessmanni (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Central African Republic)
• Bebearia tessmanni innocuoides Hecq, 2000 (western Nigeria)
• Bebearia tessmanni kwiluensis Hecq, 1989 (Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_adoliadini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
2. Neue westafrikanishe Lepidopteren. Gesammelt von Herrn Gunter Tessmann in Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea (Uellegebiet). Grünberg, Karl. 1910. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1910. 469–480.