Euphaedra melpomene, the scarce striped forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory Coast.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Scarce striped forester
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. melpomene
Binomial name
Euphaedra melpomene
Hecq, 1981[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Gausapia) melpomene
  • Euphaedra judith melpomene Hecq, 1981
  • Euphaedra judith aubergeriana Hecq, 1981

Subspecies

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  • Euphaedra melpomene melpomene (Sierra Leone, Liberia)
  • Euphaedra melpomene aubergeriana Hecq, 1981 (Guinea, western Ivory Coast)

References

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