Euphaedra diffusa

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Euphaedra diffusa
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E. diffusa
Binomial name
Euphaedra diffusa
Gaede, 1916[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra xypete var. diffusa Gaede, 1916
  • Euphaedra (Xypetana) diffusa
  • Euphaedra cyanea Holland, 1920
  • Euphaedra hollandi albocoerulea Hecq, 1976
  • Euphaedra albocoerulea
  • Euphaedra xypete f. albocoerulea Rothschild, 1918

Euphaedra diffusa, the unmarked pink forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests.

Subspecies[]

  • Euphaedra diffusa diffusa (eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi, western Tanzania)
  • Euphaedra diffusa albocoerulea Hecq, 1976 (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria)

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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