Euphaedra

Euphaedra is a butterfly genus in the subfamily Limenitidinae. The species are confined to the Afrotropical realm mainly in the Guinean Forests of West Africa and the Congolian forests.

Euphaedra
both E. p. phaethusa
male, Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Adoliadini
Genus: Euphaedra
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Najas Hübner, [1807]
  • Romaleosoma Blanchard, 1840
  • Proteuphaedra Hecq, 1976
  • Xypetana Hecq, 1976
  • Euphaedrana Hecq, 1976
  • Gausapia Hecq, 1976
  • Medoniana Hecq, 1976
  • Neophronia Hecq, 1985
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