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Euphaedra castanoides

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Euphaedra

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Euphaedra castanoides, or the chestnut orange forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. 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

    Euphaedra castanoides Wikipedia