Euphaedra permixtum

Euphaedra permixtum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 that occurs in forested areas of Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and possibly Angola.[2]

It is known to consume fallen fruit.

Subspecies

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

Similar species

Other members of themis species group q.v. ab. permixtum Btlr. only differs from themis in having the subapical band of the forewing composed of only two spots, in cellules 3 and 4. Gaboon.

References

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