Euphaedra janetta


Euphaedra janetta, the Janetta Themis forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

Description

ab. janetta Btlr. The forewing above without red at the base; its subapical band on both surfaces gold-yellow or yellowish; both wings beneath violet-red at the base. Ashanti to Cameroons.

Biology

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

Subspecies

  • E. j. janetta
  • E. j. campaspoides Hecq, 1985
  • E. j. insularis Schultze, 1920
  • E. j. remota Hecq, 1991

Similar species

Other members of themis species group q.v.