Euphaedra adonina

Euphaedra adonina


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. adonina
Binomial name
*Euphaedra adonina* (Hewitson, 1865)^[1]
Synonyms
Romalaeosoma adonina Hewitson, 1865 Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) adonina Euphaedra themis f. rotundata Talbot, 1932 Euphaedra adonina reflecta Hecq, 1982 Euphaedra adonina ab. seminigra Schultze, 1920 Euphaedra adonina ab. prasina Schultze, 1920

Euphaedra adonina, the Golden Themis Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

Euphaedra adonina adonina (Nigeria, western Cameroon)
Euphaedra adonina prasina Hecq, 1991 (southern Cameroon)
Euphaedra adonina spectacularis Hecq, 1997 (Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo)

References

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↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini

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