Euphaedra castanoides

Euphaedra castanoides, or the chestnut orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Euphaedra castanoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. castanoides
Binomial name
Euphaedra castanoides Hecq, 1985[1]
Synonyms
Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) castanoides

The larvae possibly feed on Sapindaceae species.

Subspecies

• Euphaedra castanoides castanoides (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Tanzania)
• Euphaedra castanoides deficiens Hecq, 1997 (Ethiopia)
• Euphaedra castanoides gashaka Hecq, 1996 (Nigeria: Mambilla Plateau)