Euphaedra sarcoptera

(Euphaedra sarcoptera)

Description

Euphaedra sarcoptera, the large true forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland forests. It is thought to be a co-mimic of Charaxes fournierae jolybouyeri. The larvae feed on Dennetia tripetala.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Euphaedra
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