Euphaedra melpomene

Euphaedra melpomene, the scarce striped forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory Coast.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Scarce striped forester
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Euphaedra
Species:
E. melpomene
Binomial name
Euphaedra melpomene
Hecq, 1981[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Gausapia) melpomene
  • Euphaedra judith melpomene Hecq, 1981
  • Euphaedra judith aubergeriana Hecq, 1981

Subspecies
  • Euphaedra melpomene melpomene (Sierra Leone, Liberia)
  • Euphaedra melpomene aubergeriana Hecq, 1981 (Guinea, western Ivory Coast)

References
  1. "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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