Euphaedra janetta explained

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.^[1] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.

Subspecies

• E. j. janetta (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, western Cameroon)
• E. j. campaspoides Hecq, 1985 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic)
• E. j. insularis Schultze, 1920 (Bioko)
• E. j. remota Hecq, 1991 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Equateur, Central African Republic)

Similar species

Other members of themis species group q.v.

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_adoliadini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini