Euphaedra edwardsii

Euphaedra edwardsii, or Edwards' forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.^[2]

in Seitz 42 female, not male with related species

Euphaedra edwardsii
Kibale National Park, Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. edwardsii
Binomial name
Euphaedra edwardsii (van der Hoeven, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
Nymphalis (Aterica) edwardsii van der Hoeven, 1845 Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) edwardsii Romaleosoma pratinas Doubleday, 1848 Euphaedra edwardsi viridis Suffert, 1904 Euphaedra edwardsi ab. clarus Aurivillius, 1912 Euphaedra edwardsi clarus d’Abrera, 1980

Description

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

E. edwardsi Hoeven (42 female, not male). Hindwing on both surfaces with a black discocellular spot. The cells above and beneath with three large black spots. Forewing in the usually uniform greenish grey-brown above, with black veins, in the female red-yellow in the basal part; hindwing yellow-brown above with blackish marginal band and light yellow submarginal spots. The under surface lighter, with or without whitish submarginal spots. Ashanti to Dahomey-In ab. viridis Suff. the basal part of the hindwing is dusky green above instead of red-brownish and the cell-spots are indistinct. Togo. ab. clarus Auriv. is on an average lighter and occurs in the Congo region.^[3]

Similar species

Other members of the Euphaedra eleus species group q.v.

Biology

It is found in a wide variety of habitats, from wet forests to almost open country.

The larvae feed on Lecaniodiscus cupanioides.