Euphaedra vetusta

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Euphaedra vetusta
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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.

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