Euxanthe
Genus of brush-footed butterflies
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Euxanthe is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Charaxinae.[2][1][3] There are six species all found in Afrotropical forests.[1][3] The popular name is empresses[3] or forest queens.[4]
| Euxanthe | |
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| Euxanthe eurinome | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Euxanthini Rydon, 1971 |
| Genus: | Euxanthe Hübner, [1819] |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
- Subgenus Euxanthe Hübner, [1819][1][4] / eurinome-group[3]
- Euxanthe crossleyi (Ward, 1871)
- Euxanthe eurinome (Cramer, [1775])
- Euxanthe madagascariensis (Lucas, 1843)
- Euxanthe wakefieldi (Ward, 1873)
- Subgenus Hypomelaena Aurivillius, [1898][1][4] / tiberius-group[3]
- Euxanthe tiberius Grose-Smith, 1889
- Euxanthe trajanus (Ward, 1871)
The subgenera are not
