Euphaedra sarcoptera, the large true forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.

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.

[3] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

It is thought to be a co-mimic of Charaxes fournierae jolybouyeri.