Euptera elabontas

Euptera elabontas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euptera
Species: E. elabontas
Binomial name
Euptera elabontas
(Hewitson, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene elabontas Hewitson, 1871

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

References

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