Euxanthe tiberius
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.
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| ♂ & ♀ Euxanthe tiberius (nom. subsp.) | |
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| Species: | E. tiberius |
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| Euxanthe tiberius Grose-Smith, 1889[1] | |
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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
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- "Euxanthe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Euxanthini
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