Euphaedra melpomene

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Euphaedra melpomene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species: E. melpomene
Binomial name
Euphaedra melpomene
Hecq, 1981[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Gausapia) melpomene
  • Euphaedra judith melpomene Hecq, 1981
  • Euphaedra judith aubergeriana Hecq, 1981

Euphaedra melpomene, the Scarce Striped Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Euphaedra melpomene melpomene (Sierra Leone, Liberia)
  • Euphaedra melpomene aubergeriana Hecq, 1981 (Guinea, western Ivory Coast)

References


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