Euphaedra vetusta
Appearance
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Euphaedra |
Species: | E. vetusta
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Binomial name | |
Euphaedra vetusta | |
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Euphaedra vetusta, the green Themis forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.
Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.
Similar species
[edit]Other members of themis species group q.v.- ab. vetusta Btlr. (44 a) is distinguished from Euphaedra normalis and Euphaedra aberrans by having the discal spots on the forewing beneath placed in an oblique row running towards the hinder angle. Sierra Leone and Congo.
References
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- ^ "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini