Euphaedra eupalus

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Euphaedra eupalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species: E. eupalus
Binomial name
Euphaedra eupalus
(Fabricius, 1781)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio eupalus Fabricius, 1781
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) eupalus
  • Papilio erithonius Fabricius, 1787
  • Euryphene swanzyana Butler, 1868

Euphaedra eupalus, the Western Blue-banded Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo.[2] The habitat consists of wet forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

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