Euphaedra ceres

Euphaedra ceres
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species: E. ceres
Binomial name
Euphaedra ceres
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio ceres Fabricius, 1775
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) ceres
  • Papilio lucille Cramer, 1777
  • Papilio lucullus Herbst, 1792
  • Romalaeosoma zeuxis Westwood, 1850
  • Euphaedra × schultzei Neustetter, 1927 (hybrid of E. ceres and E. themis)
  • Euphaedra ceres ab. abluta Schultze, 1920

Euphaedra ceres, the Ceres Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of dry and wet forests, degraded habitats and suburban gardens.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Deinbollia pinnata.

Subspecies

References

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