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.
Euphaedra adonina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Euphaedra |
Species: | E. adonina
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Binomial name | |
Euphaedra adonina | |
Synonyms | |
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Subspecies
edit- 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)
Similar species
editOther members of themis species group q.v.
References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Euphaedra adonina.
Wikispecies has information related to Euphaedra adonina.
- ^ "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini