Euphaedra zaddachii

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Euphaedra zaddachii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. zaddachii
Binomial name
Euphaedra zaddachii
Dewitz, 1879 [1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Gausapia) zaddachii
  • Euphaedra crawshayiButler, 1895
  • Euphaedra elephantinaStaudinger, 1891

Euphaedra zaddachii, or Zaddach's mimic forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. [2]

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Description

E. zaddachi Dew. (44 c). Forewing black above, with slight greenish reflection and with no other markings but the two yellow, continuous transverse bands; marginal band of the hindwing above unspotted, beneath with 2 black submarginal spots in each cellule; cell of the forewing beneath greenish yellow with 3 black dots, that of the hindwing beneath with two dots, above unspotted; hindwing beneath more or less suffused with light yellow in the middle. Cameroons to Angola and German East Africa. - ab. Christyi E. Sharpe [ now species Euphaedra christyi ] only differs in having both surfaces of the hindwing ochre-yellow instead of red, only the underside red at the costal margin. Toro. [3]

Biology

The habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests and heavy woodland.

It is a mimic of day-flying moths.

The larvae feed on Parinari curatellifolia .

Subspecies

Similar species

Other members of the Euphaedra zaddachii species group q.v.

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References

  1. ↑ "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
  3. ↑ Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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