Euphaedra janetta

Euphaedra janetta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. janetta
Binomial name
*Euphaedra janetta* (Butler, 1871)^[1]
Synonyms
Romaleosoma janetta Butler, 1871 Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) janetta Euphaedra themis ab. reducta Bartel, 1905 Euphaedra themis var. janettina Gaede, 1916 Euphaedra janetta var. viridis Schultze, 1920 Euphaedra janetta f. or Hecq, 1987 Euphaedra janetta var. insularis Schultze, 1920 Euphaedra campaspe f. campaspoides Hecq, 1982

Euphaedra janetta, the Janetta Themis Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

Subspecies

Euphaedra janetta janetta (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, western Cameroon)
Euphaedra janetta campaspoides Hecq, 1985 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic)
Euphaedra janetta insularis Schultze, 1920 (Bioko)
Euphaedra janetta remota Hecq, 1991 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Equateur, Central African Republic)

References

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↑ Euphaedra, Site of Markku Savela
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini

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