Euphaedra edwardsii

Euphaedra edwardsii, or Edwards' forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] It is found in a wide variety of habitats, from wet forests to almost open country.

Euphaedra edwardsii
Kibale National Park, Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Euphaedra
Species:
E. edwardsii
Binomial name
Euphaedra edwardsii
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis (Aterica) edwardsii van der Hoeven, 1845
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) edwardsii
  • Romaleosoma pratinas Doubleday, 1848
  • Euphaedra edwardsi viridis Suffert, 1904
  • Euphaedra edwardsi ab. clarus Aurivillius, 1912
  • Euphaedra edwardsi clarus d’Abrera, 1980

The larvae feed on Lecaniodiscus cupanioides.

References
  1. "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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