Euphaedra sarcoptera

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.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Euphaedra sarcoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Euphaedra
Species:
E. sarcoptera
Binomial name
Euphaedra sarcoptera
(Butler, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Romaleosoma sarcoptera Butler, 1871
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedra) sarcoptera
  • Najas sarcoptera nipponicorum Carcasson, 1965

It is thought to be a co-mimic of Charaxes fournierae jolybouyeri.

The larvae feed on Dennetia tripetala.

Subspecies
  • E. s. sarcoptera (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria)
  • E. s. cyparissoides Hecq, 1979 (Cameroon, Central African Republic, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • E. s. ferrea Pyrcz & Warren-Gash, 2013 (Guinea: Mount Nimba)
  • E. s. nipponicorum (Carcasson, 1965) (Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Tanzania)
  • E. s. styx Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2003 (Ivory Coast)
  • E. s. sarcoptera male dorsal (a); ventral (b)
  • E. s. sarcoptera female dorsal (a); ventral (b)
  • E. s. ferrea male dorsal (c); ventral (d)
  • E. s. ferrea female dorsal (c); ventral (d)
  • E. s. styx male dorsal (e); ventral (f)
  • E. s. styx female dorsal (e); ventral (f)
  • E. s. cyparissoides male dorsal (a); ventral (b)
  • E. s. nipponicorum male dorsal (c); ventral (d)
  • E. s. nipponicorum female dorsal (a); ventral (b)

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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