Euphaedra ravola

Euphaedra ravola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species: E. ravola
Binomial name
Euphaedra ravola
(Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Romalaeosoma ravola Hewitson, 1866
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) ravola
  • Euphaedra ravola f. insignis Hecq, 1983

Euphaedra ravola, the Ravola Ceres Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and possibly Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Both sexes are attracted to fallen fruit.

The larvae are gregarious. They are chocolate-brown with sulphur-yellow lateral processes.

References

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