Euphaedra fucora

Euphaedra fucora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. fucora
Binomial name
Euphaedra fucora
Hecq, 1979[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra luteofasciata fucora Hecq, 1979
  • Euphaedra (Proteuphaedra) fucora

Euphaedra fucora, the Oban blue forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-eastern Nigeria and Cameroon.[3] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults feed on fallen fruit. Images: Types Royal Museum Central Africa

Taxonomy

First described as a subspecies of Euphaedra luperca.

References

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  1. ^ "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Hecq, J. 1979: Clé de détermination du sous-genre Proteuphaedra Hecq. Lambillionea 79(5-6): 47–48
  3. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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