Euphaedra aureola

Euphaedra aureola
Euphaedra aureola depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
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 Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of 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)

References

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