Euphaedra phaethusa

Updated on Dec 21, 2024

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

Similar Euphaedra gausape, Euphaedra francina, Euphaedra perseis, Euphaedra ceres, Euphaedra harpalyce

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. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Blighia sapida.

Subspecies

Euphaedra phaethusa phaethusa (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria)

Euphaedra phaethusa aurea Hecq, 1983 (Guinea, Sierra Leone, western Liberia)

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