Euxanthe tiberius
| Euxanthe tiberius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euxanthe |
| Species: | E. tiberius |
| Binomial name | |
| Euxanthe tiberius Grose-Smith, 1889[1] | |
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Euxanthe tiberius is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests, including coastal forests.
Both sexes are attracted to fermenting bananas.
The larvae feed on Deinbollia species.
Subspecies
- Euxanthe tiberius tiberius (coast of Kenya, eastern and north-eastern Tanzania)
- Euxanthe tiberius meruensis van Someren, 1936 (Kenya: eastern and north-eastern slopes of Mount Kenya)
References
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- ↑ Euxanthe, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Euxanthini
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