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Euphaedra eusemoides

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Euphaedra eusemoides
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Euphaedra
Species:
E. eusemoides
Binomial name
Euphaedra eusemoides
Synonyms
  • Euryphene eusemoides Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
  • Euphaedra (Radia) eusemoides
  • Euphaedra eusemioides var. coeruleopunctata Gaede, 1916

Euphaedra eusemoides, the western mimic forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of wet forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit. They mimic day-flying Agaristinae and Lasiocampidae moths.

References

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  1. ^ "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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