Euxanthe wakefieldi
| Forest queen | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euxanthe |
| Species: | E. wakefieldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Euxanthe wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)[1] | |
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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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