Euphaedra adonina | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Euphaedra |
Species: | E. adonina
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Binomial name | |
Euphaedra adonina | |
Synonyms | |
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Euphaedra adonina, the golden Themis forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
[edit]- Euphaedra adonina adonina (Nigeria, western Cameroon)
- Euphaedra adonina prasina Hecq, 1991 (southern Cameroon)
- Euphaedra adonina spectacularis Hecq, 1997 (Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Similar species
[edit]Other members of themis species group q.v.
References
[edit]- ^ "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini