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Euphaedra adonina

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Euphaedra adonina
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E. adonina
Binomial name
Euphaedra adonina
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Romalaeosoma adonina Hewitson, 1865
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) adonina
  • Euphaedra themis f. rotundata Talbot, 1932
  • Euphaedra adonina reflecta Hecq, 1982
  • Euphaedra adonina ab. seminigra Schultze, 1920
  • Euphaedra adonina ab. prasina Schultze, 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 prasina Hecq, 1991 (southern Cameroon)
  • Euphaedra adonina spectacularis Hecq, 1997 (Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

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