Euphaedra eleus

Description

Euphaedra eleus, the Eleus orange forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of primary forests and secondary forests with a closed canopy. Adults mimic the day-flying moth Scopula helcita. The larvae feed on Phialodiscus unijugatus, Deinbollia, Allophylus and Paullinia species.