Euxanthe wakefieldi

Forest queen
	♀ Euxanthe wakefieldi
	In Udzungwa Mountains National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euxanthe
Species:	E. wakefieldi
Binomial name
	Euxanthe wakefieldi; (Ward, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
	Godartia wakefieldi Ward, 1873; Euxanthe wakefieldi f. rubiginea Le Cerf, 1923;

Euxanthe wakefieldi, the forest queen, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, from KwaZulu-Natal to Swaziland and the north-eastern Limpopo, north into eastern Africa.

The wingspan is 65–72 mm for males and 80–90 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from March to June.[2]

The larvae feed on Deinbollia species (including D. oblongifolia), Sapindus, Blighia, and Phialodiscus species. They are notable for their spectacular horns.[3]

References

Euxanthe wakefieldi at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
4th instar larva of Forest Queen, Euxanthe Wakefieldi, Jex Estate April 2009

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[1] Euxanthe wakefieldi at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[3] 4th instar larva of Forest Queen, Euxanthe Wakefieldi, Jex Estate April 2009