Euptera elabontas
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euptera |
| Species: | E. elabontas |
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| Euptera elabontas (Hewitson, 1871)[1] | |
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Euptera elabontas, the Common Euptera, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.
Adults are attracted to fermenting bananas.
The larvae feed on Synsepalum dulcificum, Synsepalum letouzeyi, Synsepalum longecuneatum, Vincentella revoluta and Englerophytum species.
Subspecies
- Euptera elabontas elabontas (central and eastern Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana: Kumasi, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, north-western Tanzania)
- Euptera elabontas canui Collins, 1995 (Bioko)
- Euptera elabontas mweruensis Neave, 1910 (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, Zambia)
References
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- ↑ Euptera, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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