Euphaedra neophron

Euphaedra neophron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. neophron
Binomial name
*Euphaedra neophron* (Hopffer, 1855)^[1]
Synonyms
Romaleosoma neophron Hopffer, 1855 Euryphene violacea Butler, 1888

The Gold Banded Forester (Euphaedra neophron) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern and southern Africa.

The wingspan is 55-65 mm for males and 60-78 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from February to July.^[2]

The larvae feed on Deinbollia oblongifolia and Blighia unijugata.

Subspecies

Euphaedra neophron neophron (northern Tanzania to northern KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi (Usambara Mountains), eastern Zimbabwe (Chirinda Forest, Sabi Valley))
Euphaedra neophron violacea (Butler, 1888) (Kenya (Taveta, Kasigau), northern Tanzania (Mount Meru, Mount Kilimanjaro))
Euphaedra neophron littoralis Talbot, 1929 (south-eastern Kenya (coastal forests))
Euphaedra neophron meruensis Carpenter, 1935 (Mount Kenya)
Euphaedra neophron ellenbecki Pagenstecher, 1902 (northern Kenya, southern Somalia)
Euphaedra neophron rydoni Howarth, 1969 (Pemba Island)
Euphaedra neophron kiellandi Hecq, 1985

^ Euphaedra, Site of Markku Savela
^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.