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

Euphaedra ceres ceres (Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin)
Euphaedra ceres electra Hecq, 1983 (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo)
Euphaedra ceres lutescens Hecq, 1979 (Nigeria)

References

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↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini

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