Euphaedra inanum

Euphaedra inanum, the unmarked Ceres forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana.^[2]

Euphaedra inanum
female Bobiri Forest, Ghana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. inanum
Binomial name
Euphaedra inanum (Butler, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
Romaleosoma inanum Butler, 1873 Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) inanum

Description

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E. inanum Btlr. (42 d; 44 c). Both wings beneath without black discal and submarginal spots, but with 2 or 3 black dots in the cell of the forewing and 1 or 2 in that of the hindwing; hindwing beneath in both sexes with sharply defined white median band, sometimes broken up into spots, extending from the costal margin to vein 3 or 4; hindwing often with bluish or green submarginal spots on both surfaces; subapical band of the forewing above light yellowish (male) or nearly white (female), beneath white; the bluish hindmarginal spot on the upperside of the forewing narrow. Sierra Leone to Angola. ^[3]

Biology

The habitat consists of dense forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Sorindeia warneckei.

Similar species

Other members of the Euphaedra ceres species group