Euphaedra zaddachii
| Euphaedra zaddachii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euphaedra |
| Species: | E. zaddachii |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphaedra zaddachii Dewitz, 1879[1] | |
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Euphaedra zaddachii, Zaddach’s Mimic Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests and heavy woodland.
It is a mimic of day-flying moths.
The larvae feed on Parinari curatellifolia.
Subspecies
- Euphaedra zaddachii zaddachii (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Uganda: western Lake Victoria, south-eastern Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia)
- Euphaedra zaddachii elephantina Staudinger, 1891 (eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon, northern Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Moyen Congo)
References
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- ↑ Euphaedra, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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