Euphaedra losinga
| Euphaedra losinga |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Nymphalidae |
| Genus: |
Euphaedra |
| Species: |
E. losinga |
| Binomial name |
Euphaedra losinga
(Hewitson, 1864)[1] |
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| Synonyms |
- Romalaeosoma losinga Hewitson, 1864
- Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) losinga
- Romaleosoma wardi Druce, 1874
- Euphaedra johnstoni Butler, 1888
- Euphaedra wardi ab. janthina Schultze, 1920
- Euphaedra losinga arcana Hecq, 1978
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Euphaedra losinga, the Dark Brown Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests and secondary growth with a closed canopy.
Subspecies
- Euphaedra losinga losinga (Nigeria, southern Central African Republic, central and northern Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Euphaedra losinga knoopi Hecq, 1988 (Nigeria)
- Euphaedra losinga limita Hecq, 1978 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Kasai)
- Euphaedra losinga wardi (Druce, 1874) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, western Democratic Republic of Congo)
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