Euphaedra losinga

Euphaedra losinga, the dark brown forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests and secondary growth with a closed canopy.

Euphaedra losinga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Euphaedra
Species:
E. losinga
Binomial name
Euphaedra losinga
(Hewitson, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Romalaeosoma losinga Hewitson, 1864
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) losinga
  • Romaleosoma wardi Druce, 1874
  • Euphaedra johnstoni Butler, 1888
  • Euphaedra wardi ab. janthina Schultze, 1920
  • Euphaedra losinga arcana Hecq, 1978

Subspecies
  • E. l. losinga (Nigeria, southern Central African Republic, central and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • E. l. knoopi Hecq, 1988 (Nigeria)
  • E. l. limita Hecq, 1978 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Kasai)
  • E. l. wardi (Druce, 1874) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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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