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Euphaedra melpomene

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Scarce Striped Forester
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E. melpomene
Binomial name
Euphaedra melpomene
Hecq, 1981[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Gausapia) melpomene
  • Euphaedra judith melpomene Hecq, 1981
  • Euphaedra judith aubergeriana Hecq, 1981

The Scarce Striped Forester (Euphaedra melpomene) is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory Coast.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Euphaedra melpomene melpomene (Sierra Leone, Liberia)
  • Euphaedra melpomene aubergeriana Hecq, 1981 (Guinea, western Ivory Coast)

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