Butterflies of
Africa
Ethiopian Forester
Euphaedra neumanni
ROTHSCHILD, 1902
Family - NYMPHALIDAE
subfamily -
LIMENITIDINAE
Tribe - ADOLIADINI
Euphaedra neumanni,
Nechisar NP, Ethiopia
©
Peter Bruce-Jones
Introduction
The
genus
Euphaedra
comprises of a yet to be discerned number of large and very beautiful
forest-dwelling butterflies, all found on the African continent. Hecq puts the total number of species as high as 154, but this is challenged
by a number of other workers who believe that many of these are merely
local forms or subspecies.
The butterflies all share a common wing shape, and most have a similar pattern on
the upperside - typically the basal areas of the wings ( particularly the
hindwings ) have large patches of metallic blue, green, orange or red scales;
and most species also have a cream or orange sub-apical bar.
Euphaedra neumanni
is found in s.w. Ethiopia and southern Sudan.
Habitats
This
species is found in forest ant altitudes between about 800-1500m.
Lifecycle
This
appears to be unknown.
Adult behaviour
As with other Euphaedra species this
butterfly likes to bask in areas of dappled sunlight, where it can
be seen basking on leaf litter, or feeding on decomposing fruits
on the forest floor.
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