''Euphaedra ferruginea'', the ferruginous orange forester, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

and

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
/ref> The habitat consists of forests.

Similar species

Other members of the ''

Euphaedra eleus ''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 o ...

'' species group q.v.

Gallery

File:StaudingerSchatzExotischePlate51.jpg, ''Euphaedra zampa'' var. ''ferruginea'' depicted in Exotische schmetterlinge von dr. O. Staudinger und dr. E. Schatz.

References

Butterflies described in 1886 ferruginea Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Otto Staudinger {{Limenitidinae-stub