Euphaedra perseis
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| Euphaedra perseis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euphaedra |
| Species: | E. perseis |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphaedra perseis (Drury, 1773)[1] | |
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Euphaedra perseis, the Perseis Mimic Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea (Conakry), Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and western Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of wet forests.
Adults mimic a day-flying moth of the Xanthospilopteryx genus. They are attracted to fallen fruit.
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- ↑ Euphaedra, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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