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.

References

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


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