''Euphaedra castanoides'', or the chestnut orange forester, is a
butterfly in the family
Nymphalidae. It is found in
Nigeria,
Cameroon, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and
Tanzania.
[Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini]
/ref> The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae possibly feed on Sapindaceae
The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee.
The Sapindaceae occur in tempera ...
species.
Subspecies
*''Euphaedra castanoides castanoides'' (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Tanzania)
*''Euphaedra castanoides deficiens'' Hecq, 1997 (Ethiopia)
*''Euphaedra castanoides gashaka'' Hecq, 1996 (Nigeria: Mambilla Plateau)
References
Butterflies described in 1985
castanoides
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