Jump to content

Euphaedra caerulescens

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Euphaedra caerulescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. caerulescens
Binomial name
Euphaedra caerulescens
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Xypetana) caerulescens

Euphaedra caerulescens is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and possibly Ethiopia.[2]

Description

[edit]

Very close to Euphaedra xypete qv.

Subspecies

[edit]
  • Euphaedra caerulescens caerulescens (southern Central African Republic, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda: Semuliki National Park)
  • Euphaedra caerulescens caliginosa Hecq, 2004 (Central African Republic)
  • Euphaedra caerulescens submarginalis Hecq, 1997 (Ethiopia)

References

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