Euphaedra athena

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Euphaedra athena
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. athena
Binomial name
Euphaedra athena
Hecq & Joly, 2003 [1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Gausapia) athena

Euphaedra athena, the Nigerian striped forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria. [2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

Adults feed on fallen fruit.

Similar species

Other members of the Euphaedra zaddachii species group q.v.

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