Euxanthe trajanus

Euxanthe trajanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euxanthe
Species: E. trajanus
Binomial name
Euxanthe trajanus
(Ward, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Godartia trajanus Ward, 1871
  • Euxanthe (Hypomelaena) trajanus
  • Charaxes trajanus
  • Euxanthe schatzi Staudinger, 1885
  • Euxanthe trajanus gabonicus Le Cerf, 1923
  • Euxanthe trajanus f. depuncta Le Cerf, 1923
  • Euxanthe (Hypomelaena) trajanus nigeriae van Someren, 1975

Euxanthe trajanus, Trajan’s forest queen, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of primary lowland evergreen forests.

The larvae feed on Deinbollia, Phialodiscus and Lovoa species.

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References

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