Euphaedra castanoides
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.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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The larvae possibly feed on Sapindaceae 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)
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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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