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Euphaedra crossei

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Euphaedra crossei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. crossei
Binomial name
Euphaedra crossei
Sharpe, 1902[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Xypetana) crossei
  • Euphaedra aureofasciata Lathy, 1903

Euphaedra crossei, or Crosse's forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests at the forest-Guinea savanna boundary.

Description

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Very close to Euphaedra xypete qv.

Subspecies

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  • Euphaedra crossei crossei (eastern Nigeria)
  • Euphaedra crossei akani Hecq & Joly, 2004 (northern Ghana)

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