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Euphaedra castanoides

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Euphaedra castanoides
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E. castanoides
Binomial name
Euphaedra castanoides
Hecq, 1985[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) castanoides

Euphaedra castanoides, or the chestnut orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae possibly feed on Sapindaceae species.

Subspecies

  • Euphaedra castanoides castanoides (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Tanzania)
  • Euphaedra castanoides deficiens Hecq, 1997 (Ethiopia)
  • Euphaedra castanoides gashaka Hecq, 1996 (Nigeria: Mambilla Plateau)

References

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