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Euphaedra losinga

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Euphaedra

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Euphaedra losinga

Euphaedra losinga, the dark brown forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests and secondary growth with a closed canopy.

Subspecies

  • E. l. losinga (Nigeria, southern Central African Republic, central and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • E. l. knoopi Hecq, 1988 (Nigeria)
  • E. l. limita Hecq, 1978 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Kasai)
  • E. l. wardi (Druce, 1874) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • References

    Euphaedra losinga Wikipedia