Euphaedra zaddachii

Euphaedra zaddachii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. zaddachii
Binomial name
Euphaedra zaddachii Dewitz, 1879[1]
Synonyms
Euphaedra (Gausapia) zaddachii Euphaedra crawshayi Butler, 1895 Euphaedra elephantina Staudinger, 1891

Euphaedra zaddachii, Zaddach’s Mimic Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests and heavy woodland.

It is a mimic of day-flying moths.

The larvae feed on Parinari curatellifolia.

Subspecies

• Euphaedra zaddachii zaddachii (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo)
• Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Uganda: western Lake Victoria, south-eastern Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia)
• Euphaedra zaddachii elephantina Staudinger, 1891 (eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon, northern Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Moyen Congo)

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