Euphaedra permixtum

Euphaedra permixtum
Scientific classification
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. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and possibly Angola.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

Subspecies

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

References

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.