Euphaedra neophron
| Gold Banded Forester | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euphaedra |
| Species: | E. neophron |
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| Euphaedra neophron (Hopffer, 1855)[1] | |
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The Gold Banded Forester (Euphaedra neophron) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern and southern Africa.
The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 60–78 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from February to July.[2]
The larvae feed on Deinbollia oblongifolia and Blighia unijugata.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[3]
- Euphaedra neophron neophron (northern Tanzania to northern KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi (Usambara Mountains), eastern Zimbabwe (Chirinda Forest, Sabi Valley))
- Euphaedra neophron ellenbecki Pagenstecher, 1902 (northern Kenya, southern Somalia)
- Euphaedra neophron kiellandi Hecq, 1985 (southern Tanzania)
- Euphaedra neophron littoralis Talbot, 1929 (south-eastern Kenya (coastal forests))
- Euphaedra neophron meruensis Carpenter, 1935 (Mount Kenya)
- Euphaedra neophron rydoni Howarth, 1969 (Pemba Island)
- Euphaedra neophron violacea (Butler, 1888) (Kenya (Taveta, Kasigau), northern Tanzania (Mount Meru, Mount Kilimanjaro))
References
- ↑ Euphaedra, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ↑ Euphaedra neophron, funet.fi
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