''Euphaedra sarcoptera'', the large true forester, is a

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in the family

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. It is found in Guinea,

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, the

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and

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Description

''E. sarcoptera'' Btlr. has like '' aurata'' a broad yellow subapical band on the upperside of the forewing, but differs from both the other forms f ''Euphaedra cyparissa''in the presence of a bright red spot at the base of the forewing beneath; this spot is placed in the cell and reaches about to its middle. Ashanti and Dahomey. Aurivillius, .O.. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. ''Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde'' Band 13: Abt. 2, ''Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter'', 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.

Biology

The habitat consists of lowland forests. It is thought to be a co-

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of '' Charaxes fournierae jolybouyeri''. The larvae feed on '' Dennetia tripetala''.

Subspecies

*''E. s. sarcoptera'' (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria) *''E. s. cyparissoides'' Hecq, 1979 (Cameroon, Central African Republic, western Democratic Republic of the Congo) *''E. s. ferrea'' Pyrcz & Warren-Gash, 2013 (Guinea: Mount Nimba) *''E. s. nipponicorum'' (Carcasson, 1965) (Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Tanzania) *''E. s. styx'' Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2003 (Ivory Coast)

Gallery

Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera sarcoptera male dorsal (a); ventral (b).JPG, ''E. s. sarcoptera'' male dorsal (a); ventral (b) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera sarcoptera female dorsal (a); ventral (b).JPG, ''E. s. sarcoptera'' female dorsal (a); ventral (b) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera ferrea male dorsal (c); ventral (d).JPG, ''E. s. ferrea'' male dorsal (c); ventral (d) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera ferrea female dorsal (c); ventral (d).JPG, ''E. s. ferrea'' female dorsal (c); ventral (d) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera styx male dorsal (e); ventral (f).JPG, ''E. s. styx'' male dorsal (e); ventral (f) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera styx female dorsal (e); ventral (f).JPG, ''E. s. styx'' female dorsal (e); ventral (f) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera cyparissoides male dorsal (a); ventral (b).JPG, ''E. s. cyparissoides'' male dorsal (a); ventral (b) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera nipponicorum male dorsal (c); ventral (d).JPG, ''E. s. nipponicorum'' male dorsal (c); ventral (d) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera nipponicorum female dorsal (a); ventral (b).JPG, ''E. s. nipponicorum'' female dorsal (a); ventral (b)

References

Butterflies described in 1871 sarcoptera Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Limenitidinae-stub