Euphaedra vetusta

Euphaedra vetusta
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euphaedra
Species:	E. vetusta
Binomial name
Euphaedra vetusta (Butler, 1871) [1]
Synonyms
Romaleosoma vetustaButler, 1871 Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) vetusta

Euphaedra vetusta, the green Themis forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana. ^[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

Similar species

Other members of themis species group q.v.- ab. vetusta Btlr. (44 a) is distinguished from Euphaedra normalis and Euphaedra aberrans by having the discal spots on the forewing beneath placed in an oblique row running towards the hinder angle. Sierra Leone and Congo.

References

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