Euphaedra hewitsoni

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Euphaedra hewitsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species: E. hewitsoni
Binomial name
Euphaedra hewitsoni
Hecq, 1974[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Xypetana) hewitsoni

Euphaedra hewitsoni, Hewitson’s Pink Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of wet forests.

Subspecies

  • Euphaedra hewitsoni hewitsoni (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo)
  • Euphaedra hewitsoni angusta Hecq, 1974 (northern and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda)
  • Euphaedra hewitsoni bipuncta Hecq, 1974 (southern Central African Republic, western and central Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Euphaedra hewitsoni disclara Hecq, 1991 (Bioko)
  • Euphaedra hewitsoni sumptuosa Hecq, 1974 (southern Nigeria, western Cameroon)

References


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