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Euphaedra eleus
Euphaedra eleus, the Vermillion Forester or Eleus Orange Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. Euphaedra eleus is one of several red Euphaedra species which mimic day-flying Geometrid moths in the genus Aletis. The latter are noxious, so a bird that has tasted one is deterred from attacking any similarly coloured species. Adults mimic the day-flying moth Aletis helcita.
The habitat consists of primary and secondary rainforests with a closed canopy. Seen flying around the forest edge, in a clearing in which the forest lodge was situated.
Photo 3 shows the forest habitat
Spotted on Jul 19, 2014
Submitted on Jul 21, 2014
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