Euphaedra cyparissa

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Euphaedra

Similar Euphaedra gausape, Euphaedra phaethusa, Euphaedra ceres, Euphaedra perseis, Euphaedra francina

Euphaedra cyparissa, the true forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of drier forests and open wet forests or the edges of wet forests.

The length of the forewings is 31–33 mm for males and about 40 mm for females. The upperside colour is black and apple green with a delicate yellow sheen, somewhat more prominent on the hindwing median area.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

Subspecies

E. c. cyparissa (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast)

E. c. aurantina Pyrcz & Oremans, 2013 (Ivory Coast, Ghana)

E. c. aurata Carpenter, 1895 (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

E. c. nimbina Pyrcz & Warren-Gash, 2013 (Guinea: Mont Nimba, Fouta Djalon range)

E. c. nominalina Pyrcz & Knoop, 2013 (eastern Cameroon, Central African Republic)

E. c. tai Hecq, 1986 (Ivory Coast: Tai National Park)

References

Euphaedra cyparissa Wikipedia

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