Euphaedra aureola, the long-banded Themis forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini The habitat consists of wetter forests.
Description ab. aureola Kirby (43 c, d) of themis is also near to janetta, but the red spot at the base of the under surface is not violet-red but brick-red.Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Grosschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Grosschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.
Biology
Adults are attracted to fallen fruit.
The larvae feed on Octolobus species.
Subspecies Euphaedra aureola aureola (Cameroon, Congo) Euphaedra aureola nitens Hecq, 1997 (southern Nigeria)
Similar species Other members of themis species group q.v. References