Euxanthe

"Forest queen" redirects here. For the butterfly species with this common name, see Euxanthe wakefieldi.

Euxanthe
Euxanthe eurinome
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Euxanthini Rydon, 1971
Genus:	Euxanthe Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms [1]
GodartiaLucas, 1843 AnthoraDoubleday, 1844 HypomelaenaAurivillius, 1898

Euxanthe is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Charaxinae. ^{[2] [1] [3]} There are six species all found in Afrotropical forests. ^{[1] [3]} The popular name is empresses ^[3] or forest queens. ^[4]

Species

The six species are: ^{[1] [3]}

• Subgenus EuxantheHübner, [1819] ^{[1] [4]} / eurinome-group ^[3]
  • Euxanthe crossleyi (Ward, 1871)
  • Euxanthe eurinome (Cramer, [1775])
  • Euxanthe madagascariensis (Lucas, 1843)
  • Euxanthe wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)
• Subgenus HypomelaenaAurivillius, [1898] ^{[1] [4]} / tiberius-group ^[3]
  • Euxanthe tiberius Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Euxanthe trajanus (Ward, 1871)

The subgenera are not

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Euxanthe Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
2. "Euxanthe Hübner, 1819". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.217. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
3. Edge, David A. (15 December 2023). "Genus Euxanthe Hübner, 1819". Afrotropical Butterflies. Lepidopterists' Society of Africa. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
4. Brower, Andrew V. Z. (2012). "Euxanthe Hübner, 1819". The Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

External links

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 29

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