Euphaedra cyparissa

Euphaedra cyparissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species: E. cyparissa
Binomial name
Euphaedra cyparissa
(Cramer, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio cyparissa Cramer, 1775
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedra) cyparissa
  • Papilio cato Fabricius, 1787
  • Euphaedra cyparissa var. aurata Carpenter, 1895
  • Euphaedra cyparissa aureola Rothschild, 1918

Euphaedra cyparissa, the True Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests and open wet forests or the edges of wet forests.

The length of the forewings is 31–33 mm for males and about 40 mm for females. The upperside colour is black and apple green with a delicate yellow sheen, somewhat more prominent on the hindwing median area.[3]

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

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