Euphaedra imitans

Euphaedra imitans, the equatorial mimic forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Euphaedra imitans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. imitans
Binomial name
Euphaedra imitans Holland, 1893[1]
Synonyms
Euphaedra (Radia) imitans Euphaedra imitans var. interjecta Gaede, 1916

Description

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

E. imitans Holl. is similar to E. eusemoides , but the median band of the forewing is less interrupted, the forewing has several small blue spots at the base and a long yellow stripe at the hindmargin and the hindwing has above 3 black dots in the cell and two blue submarginal dots in each cellule. Ogowe Valley; rare and little known; much resembles Xanthospilopteryx longipennis Wkr. ^[3]

It is a member of the Euphaedra eusemoides species group