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Euphaedra permixtum

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Euphaedra permixtum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. permixtum
Binomial name
Euphaedra permixtum
(Butler, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Romaleosoma permixtum Butler, 1873
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) permixtum
  • Euphaedra themis var. innocentia Staudinger, 1886
  • Romaleosoma rubronotata Sharpe, 1891

Euphaedra permixtum, the robust Themis forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae that occurs in forested areas of Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and possibly Angola.[2]

It is known to consume fallen fruit.

Subspecies

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  • Euphaedra permixtum permixtum (Cameroon, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Bas-Zaire, Angola)
  • Euphaedra permixtum diva Hecq, 1982 (Nigeria: Cross River loop, western Cameroon)

Similar species

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Other members of themis species group q.v.

References

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