Euphaedra neophron

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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
  • Romalaeosoma zambesia Felder and Felder, 1867
  • Euphaedra ellenbecki Pagenstecher, 1902

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 ellenbecki Pagenstecher, 1902 (northern Kenya, southern Somalia)
  • Euphaedra neophron kiellandi Hecq, 1985 (southern Tanzania)
  • Euphaedra neophron littoralis Talbot, 1929 (south-eastern Kenya (coastal forests))
  • Euphaedra neophron meruensis Carpenter, 1935 (Mount Kenya)
  • Euphaedra neophron rydoni Howarth, 1969 (Pemba Island)
  • Euphaedra neophron violacea (Butler, 1888) (Kenya (Taveta, Kasigau), northern Tanzania (Mount Meru, Mount Kilimanjaro))

References

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