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Equatorial Mimic Forester
Euphaedra imitans
Euphaedra imitans, the equatorial mimic forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.
From the article Euphaedra imitans on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
E. imitans Holl. is similar to E. eusemoides, but the median band of the forewing is less interrupted, the forewing has several small blue spots at the base and a long yellow stripe at the hindmargin and the hindwing has above 3 black dots in the cell and two blue submarginal dots in each cellule. Ogowe Valley; rare and little known; much resembles Xanthospilopteryx longipennis Wkr.
It is a member of the Euphaedra eusemoides species group
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 633612.