Euphaedra phosphor

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Euphaedra phosphor
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Figure 33 (male) - plate accompanying the original description
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. phosphor
Binomial name
Euphaedra phosphor
Joicey & Talbot, 1921 [1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra ceres f. phosphorJoicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) phosphor

Euphaedra phosphor is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western Tanzania, Burundi and the south-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] The habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests.

The larvae feed on Poliscias species.

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