Euptera pluto
| Euptera pluto | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euptera |
| Species: | E. pluto |
| Binomial name | |
| Euptera pluto (Ward, 1873)[1] | |
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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.
Subspecies
- Euptera pluto pluto (southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, northern Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Euptera pluto occidentalis Chovet, 1998 (Liberia, Togo)
- Euptera pluto primitiva Hancock, 1984 (Uganda: Katera, Democratic Republic of Congo: south-east to Lualaba, north-western Zambia)
References
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- ↑ Euptera, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
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