Euxanthe tiberius
Appearance
Euxanthe tiberius | |
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♂ & ♀ Euxanthe tiberius (nom. subsp.) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Euxanthe |
Species: | E. tiberius
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Binomial name | |
Euxanthe tiberius Grose-Smith, 1889[1]
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Euxanthe tiberius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests, including coastal forests.
Both sexes are attracted to fermenting bananas.
The larvae feed on Deinbollia species.
Subspecies[edit]
- Euxanthe tiberius subsp. tiberius – coast of Kenya, eastern and north-eastern Tanzania
- Euxanthe tiberius subsp. meruensis van Someren, 1936 – Kenya: eastern and north-eastern slopes of Mount Kenya
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References[edit]
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Wikispecies has information related to Euxanthe tiberius.
- ^ "Euxanthe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Euxanthini
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