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Euphaedra athena

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Euphaedra athena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. athena
Binomial name
Euphaedra athena
Hecq & Joly, 2003[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Gausapia) athena

Euphaedra athena, the Nigerian striped forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

Adults feed on fallen fruit.

Similar species

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Other members of the Euphaedra zaddachii species group q.v.

References

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  1. ^ "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini