Euxanthe
| Euxanthe | |
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| Euxanthe eurinome | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Charaxinae |
| Genus: | Euxanthe Hübner, [1819] |
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Euxanthe is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Charaxinae.
Species
There are six species all found in Afrotropical forests. The popular name is Forest Queen.
- Subgenus Euxanthe Hübner, [1819]
- Euxanthe crossleyi (Ward, 1871)
- Euxanthe eurinome (Cramer, [1775])
- Euxanthe madagascariensis (Lucas, 1843)
- Euxanthe wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)
- Subgenus Hypomelaena Aurivillius, [1898]
- Euxanthe tiberius Grose-Smith, 1889
- Euxanthe trajanus (Ward, 1871)
External links
Media related to Euxanthe at Wikimedia Commons- TOL
- Funet Systematics
- Barcodes of life Images
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 29
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