Euphaedra coprates

Euphaedra coprates is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1875. It is found in the Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kongo Central province).[2]

Euphaedra coprates
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Euphaedra
Species:
E. coprates
Binomial name
Euphaedra coprates
(H. Druce, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Romaleosoma coprates H. Druce, 1875
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) coprates
  • Euphaedra eleus ab. moderata Neustetter, 1916
  • Euphaedra eleus eleus f. congoensis Schmidt, 1921
  • Euphaedra eleus f. angustimarginata Schmidt, 1921

The larvae feed on Phialodiscus and Allophylus species.

References
  1. Savela, Markku (June 18, 2018). "Euphaedra coprates (Druce, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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