Gold Banded Forester

Euphaedra neophron

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.
Gold-banded Forester (Euphaedra neophron) Arabuko Sokoke Forest NR, Kenya. Mar 10, 2023 Euphaedra neophron,Geotagged,Gold Banded Forester,Kenya,Summer

Naming

Listed alphabetically.
⤷ "Euphaedra neophron neophron", eastern Zimbabwe )
⤷ "Euphaedra neophron ellenbecki" Pagenstecher, 1902
⤷ "Euphaedra neophron kiellandi" Hecq, 1985
⤷ "Euphaedra neophron littoralis" Talbot, 1929 )
⤷ "Euphaedra neophron meruensis" Carpenter, 1935
⤷ "Euphaedra neophron rydoni" Howarth, 1969
⤷ "Euphaedra neophron violacea", northern Tanzania )
Gold Banded Forester Butterfly This Gold Banded Forester Butterfly - Euphaedra neophron was not easy to spot when resting among leaf litters. Euphaedra neophron,Geotagged,Gold Banded Forester,Mozambique,Ponta do Ouro,Summer

Food

The larvae feed on "Deinbollia oblongifolia" and "Blighia unijugata".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusEuphaedra
SpeciesE. neophron
Photographed in
Kenya
Mozambique