Euptera kinugnana

Euptera kinugnana

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Euptera
Species:	E. kinugnana
Binomial name
*Euptera kinugnana* (Grose-Smith, 1889)^[1]
Synonyms
Euryphene kinugnana Grose-Smith, 1889 Euptera pluto kinugnana Pseudacraea uhelda Mabille, 1890 Euptera pluto kinugnana f. rufa Joicey and Talbot, 1921 Euptera pluto kinugnana f. mckayi Gifford, 1965

Euptera kinugnana is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and on Madagascar.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults feed on flowers as well as fermented fruit. They are on wing from August to December and from April to May.

The larvae feed on Bequaertiodendron natalense.

Subspecies

Euptera kinugnana kinugnana (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique)
Euptera kinugnana insularis Collins, 1995 (Madagascar)

References

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