Euxanthe crossleyi

Euxanthe crossleyi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euxanthe
Species:	E. crossleyi
Binomial name
Euxanthe crossleyi (Ward, 1871) [1]
Synonyms
Godartia crossleyiWard, 1871 Charaxes crossleyi Euxanthe crossleyi radiataNiepelt, 1934 Euxanthe crossleyi niepeltiStichel, 1939 Euxanthe ansorgeiRothschild, 1903 Euxanthe crossleyi f. babingtoniStoneham, 1943 Euxanthe crossleyi intermediaJoicey and Talbot, 1921

Euxanthe crossleyi, the Crossley's forest queen, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania. ^[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forest and riverine forests.

Adults are attracted to fermented bananas.

The larvae feed on Blighia zambesiaca , Blighia unijugata , Deinbollia and Phialodiscus species.

It is named after the specimen collector Alfred Crossley.

Subspecies

• Euxanthe crossleyi crossleyi (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, western Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Zambia)
• Euxanthe crossleyi ansorgeiRothschild, 1903 (southern Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
• Euxanthe crossleyi claudiaeRousseau-Decelle, 1934 (southern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Euxanthe crossleyi magnificaRebel, 1914 (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania).

References

1. "Euxanthe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Euxanthini

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