Euphaedra aureola

Euphaedra aureola
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of the 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)

Similar species

Other members of themis species group q.v.

References

1. "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini