Euphaedra eusemoides

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Euphaedra eusemoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species: E. eusemoides
Binomial name
Euphaedra eusemoides
(Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene eusemoides Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
  • Euphaedra (Radia) eusemoides
  • Euphaedra eusemioides var. coeruleopunctata Gaede, 1916

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

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit. They mimic day-flying Agaristinae and Lasiocampidae species.

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