Euphaedra themis

Euphaedra themis
Euphaedra themis depicted in Seitz Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. themis
Binomial name
Euphaedra themis (Hübner, 1807)[1]
Synonyms
Najas themis Hübner, 1807 Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) themis Euphaedra themis var. viridifasciata Schultze, 1920 Euphaedra themis var. paupera Schultze, 1920 Euphaedra themis ab. albida Schultze, 1920 Euphaedra themis f. composita Wichgraf, 1921 Euphaedra themis f. illuminata Hecq, 1991

Euphaedra themis, the Common Themis Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria and western Cameroon.^[2] The habitat consists of drier forests and disturbed forests.

The larvae possibly feed on Deimbollia pinnata.

References

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