Euxanthe crossleyi

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Euxanthe crossleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euxanthe
Species: E. crossleyi
Binomial name
Euxanthe crossleyi
(Ward, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Godartia crossleyi Ward, 1871
  • Charaxes crossleyi
  • Euxanthe crossleyi radiata Niepelt, 1934
  • Euxanthe crossleyi niepelti Stichel, 1939
  • Euxanthe ansorgei Rothschild, 1903
  • Euxanthe crossleyi f. babingtoni Stoneham, 1943
  • Euxanthe crossleyi intermedia Joicey and Talbot, 1921

Euxanthe crossleyi, Crossley’s Forest Queen, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forest and riverine forests.

Adults are attracted to fermented bananas.

The larvae feed on Blighia zambesiaca, Blighia unijugata, Deinbollia and Phialodiscus species.

Subspecies

  • Euxanthe crossleyi crossleyi (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, western Democratic Republic of Congo, north-western Zambia)
  • Euxanthe crossleyi ansorgei Rothschild, 1903 (southern Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
  • Euxanthe crossleyi claudiae Rousseau-Decelle, 1934 (southern Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Euxanthe crossleyi magnifica Rebel, 1914 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania).

References

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  1. ↑ Euxanthe, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Euxanthini


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