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 adoninaHewitson, 1865 Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) adonina Euphaedra themis f. rotundataTalbot, 1932 Euphaedra adonina reflectaHecq, 1982 Euphaedra adonina ab. seminigraSchultze, 1920 Euphaedra adonina ab. prasinaSchultze, 1920

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

• Euphaedra adonina adonina (Nigeria, western Cameroon)
• Euphaedra adonina prasinaHecq, 1991 (southern Cameroon)
• Euphaedra adonina spectacularisHecq, 1997 (Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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

External links

• Images of specimens Auckland Museum