Biology:Euxanthe tiberius

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Euxanthe tiberius
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♂ & ♀ Euxanthe tiberius (nom. subsp.)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euxanthe
Species:
E. tiberius
Binomial name
Euxanthe tiberius
Grose-Smith, 1889[1]
Synonyms
  • Euxanthe (Hypomelaena) tiberius
  • Charaxes tiberius
  • Euxanthe tiberius ab. tiberiella Strand, 1911

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

  • 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

thumb|left|150px|♂ underside

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5414640 entry