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Euxanthe tiberius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Euxanthe

Euxanthe tiberius

Similar
  
Euxanthe, Euxanthe wakefieldi, Charaxes acuminatus, Charaxes lasti, Amauris ochlea

Euxanthe tiberius is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests, including coastal forests.

Both sexes are attracted to fermenting bananas.

The larvae feed on Deinbollia species.

Subspecies

  • Euxanthe tiberius tiberius (coast of Kenya, eastern and north-eastern Tanzania)
  • Euxanthe tiberius meruensis van Someren, 1936 (Kenya: eastern and north-eastern slopes of Mount Kenya)

    • References

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