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)[1]
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

  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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