Euphaedra crossei

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Euphaedra crossei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species: E. crossei
Binomial name
Euphaedra crossei
Sharpe, 1902[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Xypetana) crossei
  • Euphaedra aureofasciata Lathy, 1903

Euphaedra crossei, Crosse’s Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests at the forest-Guinea savanna boundary.

Subspecies

  • Euphaedra crossei crossei (eastern Nigeria)
  • Euphaedra crossei akani Hecq & Joly, 2004 (northern Ghana)

References


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