Euptera pluto

Euptera pluto
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euptera
Species: E. pluto
Binomial name
Euptera pluto
(Ward, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene pluto Ward, 1873
  • Thaleropis trigona Holland, 1892
  • Euptera elabontas f. primitiva van Someren, 1939

Euptera pluto, the Pluto Euptera, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Liberia, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Zambia.[2]

The larvae feed on Englerophytum species.

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References

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