Euphaedra aureola
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. aureola
Binomial name
Euphaedra aureola
Kirby, 1889[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) aureola
  • Euphaedra auriger Staudinger, 1891
  • Euphaedra auriger ab. janettoides Strand, 1914
  • Euphaedra auriger ab. griseoviridis Schultze, 1920

Euphaedra aureola, the long-banded Themis forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

The larvae feed on Octolobus species.

Subspecies

  • Euphaedra aureola aureola (Cameroon, Congo)
  • Euphaedra aureola nitens Hecq, 1997 (southern Nigeria)

Similar species

Other members of themis species group q.v.

References

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