Euxanthe tiberius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests, including coastal forests.
| Euxanthe tiberius | |
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| ♂ & ♀ Euxanthe tiberius (nom. subsp.) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euxanthe |
| Species: | E. tiberius
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| Binomial name | |
| Euxanthe tiberius Grose-Smith, 1889[1]
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Both sexes are attracted to fermenting bananas.
The larvae feed on Deinbollia species.
Subspecies
edit- Euxanthe tiberius subsp. tiberius – coast of Kenya, eastern and north-eastern Tanzania
- Euxanthe tiberius subsp. meruensis van Someren, 1936 – Kenya: eastern and north-eastern slopes of Mount Kenya
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Euxanthe tiberius.
- ^ "Euxanthe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Euxanthini
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