Euxanthe tiberius

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Euxanthe tiberius
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♂ & ♀ Euxanthe tiberius (nom. subsp.)
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E. tiberius
Binomial name
Euxanthe tiberius
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
♂ underside

References[]

  1. ^ "Euxanthe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Euxanthini

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