Euphaedra losinga

Euphaedra losinga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. losinga
Binomial name
Euphaedra losinga (Hewitson, 1864)
Synonyms
Romalaeosoma losinga Hewitson, 1864 Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) losinga Romaleosoma wardi Druce, 1874 Euphaedra johnstoni Butler, 1888 Euphaedra wardi ab. janthina Schultze, 1920 Euphaedra losinga arcana Hecq, 1978

Euphaedra losinga, the dark brown forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests and secondary growth with a closed canopy.

Subspecies

• E. l. losinga (Nigeria, southern Central African Republic, central and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• E. l. knoopi Hecq, 1988 (Nigeria)
• E. l. limita Hecq, 1978 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Kasai)
• E. l. wardi (Druce, 1874) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)