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