''Bebearia absolon'', the Absolon forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

, Sierra Leone,

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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Trachyphrynium ''Trachyphrynium'' is a monotypic genus of plants native to tropical Africa. The only recognized species is ''Trachyphrynium braunianum'' (K.Schum.) Baker, widespread from Liberia to Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa ...

'' and '' Hypselodelphys'' species.

Subspecies

*''Bebearia absolon absolon'' (eastern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mayumbe, Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, northern Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kinshasa, Kasai, Sankuru and Lualaba) *''Bebearia absolon entebbiae'' (Lathy, 1906) (Uganda, north-western Tanzania) Bebearia absolon male.jpg, Male, Mbalmayo, Cameroon Bebearia absolon female.jpg, Female, Mbalmayo, Cameroon

References

Butterflies described in 1793 absolon Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius Butterflies of Africa {{Limenitidinae-stub