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Euphaedra nigrocilia

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

Euphaedra nigrocilia, the brighter Ceres forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests in the savanna transition zone.

Similar species

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Other members of the Euphaedra ceres 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