Euphaedra edwardsii

Euphaedra edwardsii
Euphaedra edwardsii depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species: E. edwardsii
Binomial name
Euphaedra edwardsii
(van der Hoeven, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis (Aterica) edwardsii van der Hoeven, 1845
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) edwardsii
  • Romaleosoma pratinas Doubleday, 1848
  • Euphaedra edwardsi viridis Suffert, 1904
  • Euphaedra edwardsi ab. clarus Aurivillius, 1912
  • Euphaedra edwardsi clarus d’Abrera, 1980

Euphaedra edwardsii, Edwards’ Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] It is found in a wide variety of habitats, from wet forests to almost open country.

The larvae feed on Lecaniodiscus cupanioides.

References

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  1. ↑ Euphaedra, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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