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Euphaedra themis

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Euphaedra themis
male, Bobiri Forest, Ghana'
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E. themis
Binomial name
Euphaedra themis
(Hübner, 1807)[1]
Synonyms
  • Najas themis Hübner, 1807
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) themis
  • Euphaedra themis var. viridifasciata Schultze, 1920
  • Euphaedra themis var. paupera Schultze, 1920
  • Euphaedra themis ab. albida Schultze, 1920
  • Euphaedra themis f. composita Wichgraf, 1921
  • Euphaedra themis f. illuminata Hecq, 1991

Euphaedra themis, the common Themis forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests and disturbed forests.

The larvae possibly feed on Deinbollia pinnata.

References

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