Euphaedra phaethusa
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Euphaedra phaethusa, the Common ceres forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and possibly Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Blighia sapida.
Subspecies[]
- Euphaedra phaethusa phaethusa (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria). There is also a form ceroides.
- Euphaedra phaethusa aurea Hecq, 1983 (Guinea, Sierra Leone, western Liberia)
Similar species[]
Other members of the Euphaedra ceres species group q.v.
References[]
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Wikispecies has information related to Euphaedra phaethusa. |
- ^ "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
Categories:
- Insects described in 1866
- Euphaedra
- Limenitidinae stubs