Euphaedra cyparissa

Euphaedra cyparissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. cyparissa
Binomial name
Euphaedra cyparissa (Cramer, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Papilio cyparissa Cramer, 1775 Euphaedra (Euphaedra) cyparissa Papilio cato Fabricius, 1787 Euphaedra cyparissa var. aurata Carpenter, 1895 Euphaedra cyparissa aureola Rothschild, 1918

Euphaedra cyparissa, the True Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[2] The habitat consists of drier forests and open wet forests or the edges of wet forests.

The length of the forewings is 31–33 mm for males and about 40 mm for females. The upperside colour is black and apple green with a delicate yellow sheen, somewhat more prominent on the hindwing median area.^[3]

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

Subspecies

• Euphaedra cyparissa cyparissa (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast)
• Euphaedra cyparissa aurantina Pyrcz & Oremans, 2013 (Ivory Coast, Ghana)
• Euphaedra cyparissa aurata Carpenter, 1895 (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
• Euphaedra cyparissa nimbina Pyrcz & Warren-Gash, 2013 (Guinea: Mont Nimba, Fouta Djalon range)
• Euphaedra cyparissa nominalina Pyrcz & Knoop, 2013 (eastern Cameroon, Central African Republic)
• Euphaedra cyparissa tai Hecq, 1986 (Ivory Coast: Tai National Park)

Gallery

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  Euphaedra cyparissa cyparissa male dorsal (a); ventral (b)
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  Euphaedra cyparissa cyparissa female dorsal (a); ventral (b)
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  Euphaedra cyparissa nimbina male dorsal (c); ventral (d)
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  Euphaedra cyparissa nimbina female dorsal (c); ventral (d)
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  Euphaedra cyparissa tai male dorsal (e); ventral (f)
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  Euphaedra cyparissa tai female dorsal (a); ventral (b)
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  Euphaedra cyparissa aurantina male dorsal (a); ventral (b)
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  Euphaedra cyparissa aurantina female dorsal (e); ventral (f)
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  Euphaedra cyparissa aurata male dorsal (c); ventral (d)
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  Euphaedra cyparissa aurata female dorsal (c); ventral (d)
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  Euphaedra cyparissa nominalina male dorsal (e); ventral (f)
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  Euphaedra cyparissa nominalina female dorsal (e); ventral (f)

References

1. Euphaedra, Site of Markku Savela
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
3. Taxonomy and distribution pattern of the African rain forest butterfly genus Euphaedra Hübner sensu stricto with the description of three new subspecies of Euphaedra cyparissa (Cramer) and one of E. sarcoptera (Butler) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Limenitidinae, Adoliadini)