Medon Group. The species of this group only agree in having the submarginal spots of the hindwing entirely absent on both surfaces, or at least above. E. losinga Hew. entirely agrees with harpalyce , but differs beneath in the hindwing having in the middle a narrow, sharply defined white transverse band, beginning at the middle of the costal margin and reaching vein 4 or 3; beyond the middle of both wings runs a single dark transverse band, which, however, is often more distinct than the transverse bands in harpalyce ; the subapical band of the forewing is white and sharply defined beneath, at least in the anterior part; the cell of both wings beneath with 1-3 black dots. Cameroons, Congo, Angola, ab. impunctata Bartel only differs in having no black dots in the cells beneath and the white median band of the hindwing only represented by a spot in cellule 7.South Cameroons. - inaequabilis Thurau has the subapical band of the forewing narrower, above deeply incised proximally at veins 4 and 5 and beneath broken up into spots; the white median band on the underside of the hindwing is also broken up into spots. Uganda. wardi Druce is very similar to losinga but differs in having a violet or coppery reflection in the anal area. Beneath both wings are bright light green or bluish green, each with three large black spots in the cell and the forewing with a continuous, sharply defined white subapical band; this is usually finely bordered with black basally; the hindwing bears a rather broad white median band, which is often basally margined with black. Old Calabar and Cameroons. [3]
Biologyedit
The habitat consists of forests and secondary growth with a closed canopy.
Subspeciesedit
E. l. losinga (Nigeria, southern Central African Republic, central and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
E. l. knoopi Hecq, 1988 (Nigeria)
E. l. limita Hecq, 1978 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Kasai)
E. l. wardi (Druce, 1874) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Referencesedit
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^"Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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euphaedra, losinga, dark, brown, forester, butterfly, family, nymphalidae, found, nigeria, cameroon, equatorial, guinea, republic, congo, central, african, republic, angola, democratic, republic, congo, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, anima. Euphaedra losinga the dark brown forester is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae It is found in Nigeria Cameroon Equatorial Guinea the Republic of the Congo the Central African Republic Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 Euphaedra losingaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeGenus EuphaedraSpecies E losingaBinomial nameEuphaedra losinga Hewitson 1864 1 SynonymsRomalaeosoma losinga Hewitson 1864 Euphaedra Euphaedrana losinga Romaleosoma wardi Druce 1874 Euphaedra johnstoni Butler 1888 Euphaedra wardi ab janthina Schultze 1920 Euphaedra losinga arcana Hecq 1978 Euphaedra losinga UgandaContents 1 Description 2 Biology 3 Subspecies 4 ReferencesDescription editFor a key to the terms used see Glossary of entomology terms Medon Group The species of this group only agree in having the submarginal spots of the hindwing entirely absent on both surfaces or at least above E losinga Hew entirely agrees with harpalyce but differs beneath in the hindwing having in the middle a narrow sharply defined white transverse band beginning at the middle of the costal margin and reaching vein 4 or 3 beyond the middle of both wings runs a single dark transverse band which however is often more distinct than the transverse bands in harpalyce the subapical band of the forewing is white and sharply defined beneath at least in the anterior part the cell of both wings beneath with 1 3 black dots Cameroons Congo Angola ab impunctata Bartel only differs in having no black dots in the cells beneath and the white median band of the hindwing only represented by a spot in cellule 7 South Cameroons inaequabilis Thurau has the subapical band of the forewing narrower above deeply incised proximally at veins 4 and 5 and beneath broken up into spots the white median band on the underside of the hindwing is also broken up into spots Uganda wardi Druce is very similar to losinga but differs in having a violet or coppery reflection in the anal area Beneath both wings are bright light green or bluish green each with three large black spots in the cell and the forewing with a continuous sharply defined white subapical band this is usually finely bordered with black basally the hindwing bears a rather broad white median band which is often basally margined with black Old Calabar and Cameroons 3 Biology editThe habitat consists of forests and secondary growth with a closed canopy Subspecies editE l losinga Nigeria southern Central African Republic central and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo E l knoopi Hecq 1988 Nigeria E l limita Hecq 1978 Democratic Republic of the Congo Shaba Kasai E l wardi Druce 1874 Nigeria Cameroon Bioko Congo Central African Republic Angola western Democratic Republic of the Congo References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euphaedra losinga nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Euphaedra losinga Euphaedra Hubner 1819 at Markku Savela s Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Afrotropical Butterflies Nymphalidae Tribe Adoliadini Aurivillius P O C 1908 1924 In Seitz A Die GroAŸschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13 Abt 2 Die exotischen GroAŸschmetterlinge Die afrikanischen Tagfalter 1925 613 Seiten 80 Tafeln The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13 Alfred Kernen Verlag Stuttgart nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain nbsp This Limenitidinae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Euphaedra losinga amp oldid 1112755153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
