Euphaedra preussiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. preussiana
Binomial name
Euphaedra preussiana
Gaede, 1916[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) preussiana
  • Euphaedra × mendax Schultze, 1920 (hybrid of E. ravola and E. eleus)
  • Euphaedra mendax Hecq, 1983
  • Euphaedra protea Hecq, 1983
  • Euphaedra mendax robusta Hecq, 1983

Euphaedra preussiana, or Preuss' Ceres forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria and from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Subspecies

  • Euphaedra preussiana preussiana (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Euphaedra preussiana protea Hecq, 1983 (south-eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon)
  • Euphaedra preussiana robusta Hecq, 1983 (western Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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