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

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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