Euphaedra alacris

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Euphaedra alacris
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Female, Kibale Forest, Uganda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. alacris
Binomial name
Euphaedra alacris
Hecq, 1978 [1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) alacris

Euphaedra alacris is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda and western Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

The larvae possibly feed on Sapindaceae species.

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