Euphaedra neophron

Updated on Dec 10, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Euphaedra neophron		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Euphaedra Rank Species

Similar Euphaedra, Euphaedra luperca, Euphaedra ruspina, Euphaedra harpalyce, Euphaedra zaddachii

Stunning banded foresters euphaedra neophron at sodwana bay south africa

Euphaedra neophron, or the gold banded forester, 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.

The larvae feed on Deinbollia oblongifolia and Blighia unijugata.

Listed alphabetically:

E. n. neophron (northern Tanzania to northern KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi (Usambara Mountains), eastern Zimbabwe (Chirinda Forest, Sabi Valley))

E. n. ellenbecki Pagenstecher, 1902 (northern Kenya, southern Somalia)

E. n. kiellandi Hecq, 1985 (southern Tanzania)

E. n. littoralis Talbot, 1929 (south-eastern Kenya (coastal forests))

E. n. meruensis Carpenter, 1935 (Mount Kenya)

E. n. rydoni Howarth, 1969 (Pemba Island)

E. n. violacea (Butler, 1888) (Kenya (Taveta, Kasigau), northern Tanzania (Mount Meru, Mount Kilimanjaro))

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