Euphaedra ruspina
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euphaedra |
| Species: | E. ruspina |
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| Euphaedra ruspina (Hewitson, 1865)[1] | |
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Euphaedra ruspina, the Common Orange Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults mimic day-flying moths, including Aletis helcita, Phaegorista similis, Heraclia poggei, Weymeria athenae and Oethrodea papilionaris.
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- ↑ Euphaedra, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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