Euphaedra neophron
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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.
The larvae feed on Deinbollia oblongifolia
and Blighia unijugata.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family. It is found in eastern and southern Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
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
Deinbollia oblongifolia
Deinbollia oblongifolia is a shrub or small tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is commonly known as the Dune Soap-berry and is found in coastal vegetation from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, through KwaZulu-Natal to southern Mozambique and Swaziland.-Description:These plants can grow up to 9 m...
and Blighia unijugata.
Subspecies
- Euphaedra neophron neophron (northern Tanzania to northern KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi (Usambara Mountains), eastern Zimbabwe (Chirinda Forest, Sabi Valley))
- Euphaedra neophron violacea (Butler, 1888) (Kenya (Taveta, Kasigau), northern Tanzania (Mount Meru, Mount Kilimanjaro))
- Euphaedra neophron littoralis Talbot, 1929 (south-eastern Kenya (coastal forests))
- Euphaedra neophron meruensis Carpenter, 1935 (Mount Kenya)
- Euphaedra neophron ellenbecki Pagenstecher, 1902 (northern Kenya, southern Somalia)
- Euphaedra neophron rydoni Howarth, 1969 (Pemba Island)
- Euphaedra neophron kiellandi Hecq, 1985