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Euphaedra phaethusa (Butler, 1866)

Subspecies

  • [Euphaedra] phaethusa phaethusa (Butler, 1866)
    - artynta (Möschler, 1887)
    - vespasia (Möschler, 1887)
    - adelica (Bartel, 1905)
    - ceroides (Hecq, 1979)
    - ceroides (Hecq, 1983)
    - scrupulosa (Hecq, 1997)

  • [Euphaedra] phaethusa aurea (Hecq, 1983)
    - aurea (Neustetter, 1927)

Adult morphologyWingspan35
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)1085
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)412
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
ALF:
Generally found in all types of forest
ALF
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
ENW:
Endemic to most of Africa west of the Dahomey Gap (Liberia and Ghana subregions)
ENW

Biology

Flight period:

Records

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subspecies phaethusa

1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011