Euphaedra imitans
Species of butterfly
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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.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euphaedra |
| Species: | E. imitans |
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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. [3]
It is a member of the Euphaedra eusemoides species group
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