Euphaedra sarcoptera

E. sarcoptera Btlr. has like aurata a broad yellow subapical band on the upperside of the forewing, but differs from both the other forms [of Euphaedra cyparissa] in the presence of a bright red spot at the base of the forewing beneath; this spot is placed in the cell and reaches about to its middle. Ashanti and Dahomey. ==Biology==

The habitat consists of lowland forests. It is thought to be a co-mimic of Charaxes fournierae jolybouyeri. The larvae feed on Dennetia tripetala. ==Subspecies==

• E. s. sarcoptera (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria) • E. s. cyparissoides Hecq, 1979 (Cameroon, Central African Republic, western Democratic Republic of the Congo) • E. s. ferrea Pyrcz & Warren-Gash, 2013 (Guinea: Mount Nimba) • E. s. nipponicorum (Carcasson, 1965) (Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Tanzania) • E. s. styx Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2003 (Ivory Coast) ==Gallery==

Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera sarcoptera male dorsal (a); ventral (b).JPG|E. s. sarcoptera male dorsal (a); ventral (b) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera sarcoptera female dorsal (a); ventral (b).JPG|E. s. sarcoptera female dorsal (a); ventral (b) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera ferrea male dorsal (c); ventral (d).JPG|E. s. ferrea male dorsal (c); ventral (d) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera ferrea female dorsal (c); ventral (d).JPG|E. s. ferrea female dorsal (c); ventral (d) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera styx male dorsal (e); ventral (f).JPG|E. s. styx male dorsal (e); ventral (f) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera styx female dorsal (e); ventral (f).JPG|E. s. styx female dorsal (e); ventral (f) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera cyparissoides male dorsal (a); ventral (b).JPG|E. s. cyparissoides male dorsal (a); ventral (b) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera nipponicorum male dorsal (c); ventral (d).JPG|E. s. nipponicorum male dorsal (c); ventral (d) Image:Euphaedra sarcoptera nipponicorum female dorsal (a); ventral (b).JPG|E. s. nipponicorum female dorsal (a); ventral (b) ==References==