Euxanthe tiberius

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Euxanthe tiberius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euxanthe
Species: E. tiberius
Binomial name
Euxanthe tiberius
Grose-Smith, 1889[1]
Synonyms
  • Euxanthe (Hypomelaena) tiberius
  • Charaxes tiberius
  • Euxanthe tiberius ab. tiberiella Strand, 1911

Euxanthe tiberius is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests, including coastal forests.

Both sexes are attracted to fermenting bananas.

The larvae feed on Deinbollia species.

Subspecies

  • Euxanthe tiberius tiberius (coast of Kenya, eastern and north-eastern Tanzania)
  • Euxanthe tiberius meruensis van Someren, 1936 (Kenya: eastern and north-eastern slopes of Mount Kenya)

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