Euphaedra alacris

Species of butterfly

Euphaedra alacris
Female, Kibale Forest, Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Euphaedra
Species:
E. alacris
Binomial name
Euphaedra alacris
Hecq, 1978[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) alacris

Euphaedra alacris is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

The larvae possibly feed on Sapindaceae species.

  • Kibale Forest, Uganda
    Kibale Forest, Uganda
  • Kibale Forest
    Kibale Forest
  • female specimen
    female specimen

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Euphaedra alacris.
  1. ^ "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
Taxon identifiers
Euphaedra alacris


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