Euphaedra modesta

Euphaedra modesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species: E. modesta
Binomial name
Euphaedra modesta
Hecq, 1982[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) modesta

Euphaedra modesta, the Modest Themis Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in north-western Guinea, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Deinbollia pinnata and Blighia sapida.

References

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