Euphaedra ceres
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Euphaedra |
Species: | E. ceres |
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Euphaedra ceres (Fabricius, 1775)[1] | |
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Euphaedra ceres, the Ceres Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of dry and wet forests, degraded habitats and suburban gardens.
Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.
The larvae feed on Deinbollia pinnata.
Subspecies
- Euphaedra ceres ceres (Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin)
- Euphaedra ceres electra Hecq, 1983 (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo)
- Euphaedra ceres lutescens Hecq, 1979 (Nigeria)
References
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- ↑ Euphaedra, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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