Euphaedra janetta

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Euphaedra janetta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species: E. janetta
Binomial name
Euphaedra janetta
(Butler, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Romaleosoma janetta Butler, 1871
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) janetta
  • Euphaedra themis ab. reducta Bartel, 1905
  • Euphaedra themis var. janettina Gaede, 1916
  • Euphaedra janetta var. viridis Schultze, 1920
  • Euphaedra janetta f. or Hecq, 1987
  • Euphaedra janetta var. insularis Schultze, 1920
  • Euphaedra campaspe f. campaspoides Hecq, 1982

Euphaedra janetta, the Janetta Themis Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

Subspecies

  • Euphaedra janetta janetta (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, western Cameroon)
  • Euphaedra janetta campaspoides Hecq, 1985 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic)
  • Euphaedra janetta insularis Schultze, 1920 (Bioko)
  • Euphaedra janetta remota Hecq, 1991 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Equateur, Central African Republic)

References

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  1. ↑ Euphaedra, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini


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