Euphaedra zaddachii
Euphaedra zaddachii, or Zaddach's mimic forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests and heavy woodland.
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It is a mimic of day-flying moths.
The larvae feed on Parinari curatellifolia.
Subspecies
- Euphaedra zaddachii zaddachii (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Uganda: Semuliki National Park, western Lake Victoria, south-eastern Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia)
- Euphaedra zaddachii elephantina Staudinger, 1891 (eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon, northern Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Moyen Congo)
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- "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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