Euxanthe wakefieldi

Forest queen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euxanthe
Species:	E. wakefieldi
Binomial name
	Euxanthe wakefieldi; (Ward, 1873)
Synonyms
	Godartia wakefieldi Ward, 1873; Euxanthe wakefieldi f. rubiginea Le Cerf, 1923;

Euxanthe wakefieldi, the forest queen, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa, from KwaZulu-Natal to Swaziland and the north-eastern Limpopo Province, north into eastern Africa.

The wingspan is 65–72 mm for males and 80–90 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from March to June.^[2]

The larvae feed on Deinbollia species (including Deinbollia oblongifolia), Sapindus, Blighia, and Phialodiscus species.

References

^ Euxanthe wakefieldi, Site of Markku Savela
^ Woodhall, S. (2005) Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers. p.116.

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[1] Euxanthe wakefieldi, Site of Markku Savela

[2] Woodhall, S. (2005) Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers. p.116.

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