Euphaedra diffusa

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Euphaedra diffusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species: E. diffusa
Binomial name
Euphaedra diffusa
Gaede, 1916[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra xypete var. diffusa Gaede, 1916
  • Euphaedra (Xypetana) diffusa
  • Euphaedra cyanea Holland, 1920
  • Euphaedra hollandi albocoerulea Hecq, 1976
  • Euphaedra albocoerulea
  • Euphaedra xypete f. albocoerulea Rothschild, 1918

Euphaedra diffusa, the Unmarked Pink Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests.

Subspecies

  • Euphaedra diffusa diffusa (eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, western Tanzania)
  • Euphaedra diffusa albocoerulea Hecq, 1976 (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria)

References

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  1. ↑ Euphaedra, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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