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Euphaedra crossei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. crossei
Binomial name
Euphaedra crossei Sharpe, 1902
Synonyms
Euphaedra (Xypetana) crossei Euphaedra aureofasciata Lathy, 1903

Euphaedra crossei, or Crosse's forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests at the forest-Guinea savanna boundary.

Description

Very close to Euphaedra xypete qv.

Subspecies

• Euphaedra crossei crossei (eastern Nigeria)
• Euphaedra crossei akani Hecq & Joly, 2004 (northern Ghana)

References

1. "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini

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