Bebearia phantasia, the fantasia, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini The habitat consists of primary forests
The forewing beneath is uniform green, not darker at the distal margin and without dark markings. Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.
The larvae feed on an unidentified dicotyledonous creeper.
Subspecies Bebearia phantasia phantasia (southern Nigeria, western Cameroon) Bebearia phantasia concolor Hecq, 1988 (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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