Euphaedra cyparissa

Euphaedra cyparissa, the true forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests and open wet forests or the edges of wet forests.

Euphaedra cyparissa
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E. cyparissa
Binomial name
Euphaedra cyparissa
(Cramer, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio cyparissa Cramer, 1775
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedra) cyparissa
  • Papilio cato Fabricius, 1787
  • Euphaedra cyparissa var. aurata Carpenter, 1895
  • Euphaedra cyparissa aureola Rothschild, 1918

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.[3]

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)

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