Euphaedra castanea
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| Euphaedra castanea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euphaedra |
| Species: | E. castanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphaedra castanea Berger, 1981[1] | |
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Euphaedra castanea is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lualaba and Shaba).[2]
Described as Euphaedra preussi form castanea form. nov.
Male: All green areas above are replaced by rufous chestnut, saturated and suffused with purple-blue, tornal area of hindwing and a submarginal row of spots blue. On forewing, there are 3 black spots in cell above.
Habitat: Kongour Forest, Manyema, Congo Free State (R. Grauer), 1 male.[3]
Raised to species by Berger.[4]
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