Euphaedra ferruginea

Euphaedra ferruginea, the ferruginous orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Euphaedra ferruginea
Mbalmayo, Cameroon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. ferruginea
Binomial name
Euphaedra ferruginea
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra zampa var. ferruginea Staudinger, 1886
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) ferruginea
  • Euphaedra eleus var. occidentalis Gaede, 1916
  • Euphaedra erasmus Birket-Smith, 1960

Similar species

Other members of the Euphaedra eleus species group q.v.

  • Euphaedra zampa var. ferruginea depicted in Exotische schmetterlinge von dr. O. Staudinger und dr. E. Schatz.
    Euphaedra zampa var. ferruginea depicted in Exotische schmetterlinge von dr. O. Staudinger und dr. E. Schatz.

References
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  1. "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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