Euphaedra diffusa
Euphaedra diffusa, the unmarked pink forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania. The habitat consists of drier forests.
Subspecies
- Euphaedra diffusa diffusa
- Euphaedra diffusa albocoerulea Hecq, 1976
Description
The original description readsEuphaedra xypete Hew. v. diffusa nova var.
On the upper side by the washed-out white subapical band of the forewing and beneath by the very washed-out submarginal corner on both wings and the leathery brown ground colour of the form mirabilis Bartel . Below all black discal spots are missing, only in the middle cells there are 3 spots on the forewing and 2 spots on the hind wing. The red color on the anterior edge of the hind wing does not reach as far outwards as in typical xypete.
Wingspan 82 mm.
Type: 1 2 Dengdeng, New Cameroon, 23.—28. II. 14, collector Dr. Mildbraed..
From the Staudinger Collection, the Museum owns xypete from Sierra Leone, which form transitions to diffusa, in that the underside of the hind wing still shows faint discal spots.