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Euphaedra Eleus
''Euphaedra eleus'', the Eleus orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of primary forests and secondary forests with a closed canopy. Adults mimic the day-flying moth ''Scopula helcita''. The larvae feed on '' Phialodiscus unijugatus'', '' Deinbollia'', '' Allophylus'' and '' Paullinia'' species. Description Upperside. Antennae black, with two small white spots at the base. Thorax and abdomen black, spotted with two rows of white spots, in pairs, from the neck to the anus; those on the abdomen being the least. Half the superior wings next the tips black, with two white streaks thereon placed obliquely; the other half next to the body dirty orange, the anterior edges being black. Posterior wings dirty orange, bordered along the external edges with black, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankasa Conservation Area
The Ankasa Conservation Area is an area in southwestern Ghana, in Ghana's Western Region, about 365 kilometres west of Accra near the border with Côte d'Ivoire. It incorporates the Nini Suhien National Park in the North, and the Ankasa Forest Reserve in the South. The park is approximately 500 square kilometers, and consists largely of tropical evergreen rainforest. The Ankasa Conservation Area is the only wildlife protected area in Ghana that is located in the wet evergreen tropical high rainforest belt. The Ankasa, Nini, and Suhien Rivers all pass through the park, and are known for their rapids and waterfalls. The forest has the most biological diversity of any in Ghana, with over 800 vascular plant species, 639 butterfly species, and more than 190 bird species. Animal life includes the elephant, bongo, leopard, chimpanzee, Diana monkey The Diana monkey (''Cercopithecus diana'') is an Old World monkey found in the high canopy forests in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphaedra
''Euphaedra'' is a butterfly genus in the subfamily Limenitidinae. The species are confined to the Afrotropical realm mainly in the Guinean Forests of West Africa and the Congolian forests. Description ''Euphaedra'' are large and showy butterflies. They share a common wing shape. On the basal areas of the upperside of the wings (especially the hindwings) are large suffused patches of metallic green, blue, orange or red. Most species also have a cream or orange subapical bar. The undersides are various shades of yellow or green and marked with black streaks and spots. Many species also have pink patches or streaks on the undersides of the hindwings. The larvae are green, with yellow and pink markings and bear long and branched lateral spines. Biology Green species or forms are found in rain forest, yellow species or forms typically occur in drier and often more patchy forests. This is a camouflage adaptation to particular forest light patterns. The larvae of most species fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphaedra Orientalis
''Euphaedra orientalis'', the orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in eastern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique (from the northern coast to Beira) and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of dense forests. Adults are attracted by fermenting bananas and ripe wild figs on the forest floor. The larvae possibly feed on ''Blighia unijugata'' and ''Phoenix reclinata''. Similar species Other members of the ''Euphaedra eleus ''Euphaedra eleus'', the Eleus orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic o ...'' species group q.v. References Butterflies described in 1898 orientalis Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Walter Rothschild {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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). The larvae feed on '' Phialodiscus'' and ''Allophylus'' species. Similar species Other members of the ''Euphaedra eleus ''Euphaedra eleus'', the Eleus orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Repub ...'' species group q.v. References Butterflies described in 1875 coprates Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Herbert Druce {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphaedra Hybrida
''Euphaedra hybrida'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central Africa. Similar species Other members of the ''Euphaedra eleus ''Euphaedra eleus'', the Eleus orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic o ...'' species group q.v. References Butterflies described in 1978 hybrida Butterflies of Africa {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphaedra Rattrayi
''Euphaedra rattrayi'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Subspecies *''Euphaedra rattrayi rattrayi'' (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Uganda: west to the Ruwenzori massif) *''Euphaedra rattrayi coeruleomaculata'' Hecq, 1991 (Kenya: west to the Kakamega district) Similar species Other members of the ''Euphaedra eleus ''Euphaedra eleus'', the Eleus orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic o ...'' species group q.v. References Butterflies described in 1904 rattrayi Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphaedra Ferruginea
''Euphaedra ferruginea'', the ferruginous orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests. Similar species Other members of the ''Euphaedra eleus ''Euphaedra eleus'', the Eleus orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic o ...'' species group q.v. Gallery File:StaudingerSchatzExotischePlate51.jpg, ''Euphaedra zampa'' var. ''ferruginea'' depicted in Exotische schmetterlinge von dr. O. Staudinger und dr. E. Schatz. References Butterflies described in 1886 ferruginea Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Otto Staudinger {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphaedra Zampa
''Euphaedra zampa'', the green orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The habitat consists of primary wet forests. Adults are attracted to fruit. Similar species Other members of the ''Euphaedra eleus ''Euphaedra eleus'', the Eleus orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic o ...'' species group q.v. References Butterflies described in 1850 zampa {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphaedra Preussi
''Euphaedra preussi'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Uganda. Description ''E. preussi'' differs from all the other forms of the subgroup in having a broad white longitudinal band, sometimes tinged with bluish, at the costal margin of the- hindwing beneath, covering the base of this margin and then in cellule 7 extending far beyond the middle; the under surface has no black discal spots and the submarginal spots are small or entirely absent; the subapical band of the forewing is always narrow, in the male often very narrow, of uniform breadth, more or less broken up into spots and white, or in the male greenish; the green or bluish hindmarginal spot on the upperside of the forewing is large, reaching at least to vein 2. ''preussi'' Stgr. (42 d). The forewing above sometimes dark green almost throughout, with two black dots in the cell, sometimes deep black transvers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphaedra Edwardsi
''Euphaedra edwardsii'', or Edwards' forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Description ''E. edwardsi'' Hoeven (42 female, not male). Hindwing on both surfaces with a black discocellular spot. The cells above and beneath with three large black spots. Forewing in the usually uniform greenish grey-brown above, with black veins, in the female red-yellow in the basal part; hindwing yellow-brown above with blackish marginal band and light yellow submarginal spots. The under surface lighter, with or without whitish submarginal spots. Ashanti to Dahomey-In ab. ''viridis'' Suff. the basal part of the hindwing is dusky green above instead of red-brownish and the cell-spots are indistinct. Togo. ab. ''clarus'' Auriv. is on an average lighter and occurs in the Congo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphaedra Ruspina
''Euphaedra ruspina'', or the common orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests. Adults mimic day-flying moths, including ''Aletis helcita'', ''Phaegorista similis'', '' Heraclia poggei'', '' Weymeria athenae'' and '' Oethrodea papilionaris''. Similar species Other members of the ''Euphaedra eleus'' species group q.v. References Butterflies described in 1865 ruspina Ruspina was a Phoenician, Carthaginian and Roman town near Monastir, Tunisia, situated in Roman times in '' Africa propria'', and mentioned by Pliny the Elder and Ptolemy. Name The Phoenician and Punic name () or () seems to mean " Angl ... Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson {{Limeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
