''Euxanthe'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of butterflies in the subfamily
Charaxinae
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The Charaxinae, the leafwings, are a nymphalid subfamily of butterflies that includes about 400 species, inhabiting mainly the tropics, although some species extend into temperate regions in North America, Europe, China, and southern ...
.
Species
There are six species all found in
Afrotropical forests. The popular name is forest queen.
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Subgenus ''Euxanthe''
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**'' Euxanthe crossleyi'' (Ward, 1871)
**'' Euxanthe eurinome'' (Cramer, 775
**'' Euxanthe madagascariensis'' (Lucas, 1843)
**'' Euxanthe wakefieldi'' (Ward, 1873)
*Subgenus ''Hypomelaena'' Aurivillius, 898
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Year 898 ( DCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* January 1 – King Odo I (or Eudes) dies at La Fère (Northern France) af ...
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**'' Euxanthe tiberius'' Grose-Smith, 1889
**'' Euxanthe trajanus'' (Ward, 1871)
External links
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TOL"''Euxanthe'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Barcodes of Life
Images
Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 29
Charaxinae
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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