Biology:Euphaedra aureola
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Euphaedra aureola | |
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| In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euphaedra |
| Species: | E. aureola
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| Euphaedra aureola | |
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Euphaedra aureola, the long-banded Themis forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.
Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.
The larvae feed on Octolobus species.
Subspecies
- Euphaedra aureola aureola (Cameroon, Congo)
- Euphaedra aureola nitens Hecq, 1997 (southern Nigeria)
Similar species
Other members of themis species group q.v.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euphaedra aureola. |
- ↑ "Euphaedra Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
Wikidata ☰ Q5850904 entry
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