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Euphaedra splendens

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Euphaedra splendens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphaedra
Species:
E. splendens
Binomial name
Euphaedra splendens
Hecq, 1982[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphaedra (Euphaedrana) splendens

Euphaedra splendens, the splendid Themis forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

Subspecies

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  • Euphaedra splendens splendens (Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, northern Congo)
  • Euphaedra splendens ghanaensis Hecq & Joly, 2004 (Ghana)

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