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Euryphura
''Euryphura'' is a butterfly genus in the subfamily Limenitidinae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm. Species Listed alphabetically within species groups:"''Euryphura'' Staudinger, [1891]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *Subgenus ''Euryphura'' **The ''porphyrion'' species group ***''Euryphura porphyrion'' (Ward, 1871) ***''Euryphura togoensis'' Suffert, 1904 **The ''achlys'' species group ***''Euryphura achlys'' (Hopffer, 1855) ***''Euryphura chalcis'' (C. & R. Felder, 1860) ***''Euryphura isuka'' Stoneham, 1935 ***''Euryphura plautilla'' (Hewitson, 1865) **Unknown species group ***''Euryphura athymoides'' ...
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Euryphura Chalcis
''Euryphura chalcis'', the common commander, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests. Adults have been recorded feeding on ''Cleistopholis patens''. It is thought the nectar in these flowers had fermented. The larvae feed on ''Hugonia platysepala'', ''Ventilago'', ''Pterocarpus'', ''Dalbergia'', ''Cassia (genus), Cassia'', ''Celtis'', ''Hippocratea'' and ''Chrysophyllum'' species. Subspecies *''Euryphura chalcis chalcis'' (Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania, north-western Zambia) *''Euryphura chalcis kiellandi'' Hecq, 1990 (western Tanza ...
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Euryphura Isuka
''Euryphura isuka'', the scarce commander, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. .... The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1935 Limenitidinae Butterflies of Africa {{Limenitidinae-stub ...
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Euryphura Plautilla
''Euryphura plautilla'', or Hewitson's commander, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the .... The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1865 Limenitidinae Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson {{Limenitidinae-stub ...
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Euryphurana
''Euryphurana nobilis'', the noble commander, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. The habitat consists of wetter forests. Adults have been recorded attending arboreal nests of ''Crematogaster ''Crematogaster'' is an ecologically diverse genus of ants found worldwide, which are characterised by a distinctive heart-shaped gaster (insect anatomy), gaster (abdomen), which gives them one of their common names, the Saint Valentine ant. Mem ...'' ants. Subspecies *''Euryphurana nobilis nobilis'' (Sierra Leone, Liberia, eastern Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Congo, Central African Republic) *''Euryphurana nobilis viridis'' (Hancock, 1990) (Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba) References Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 36e Limenitidinae ...
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Euryphura Achlys
''Euryphura achlys'', the forest green butterfly or mottled-green nymph, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The southernmost limit is Ongoye Forest, South Africa. It is also found in the forests of eastern Zimbabwe, around Mulanje Massif in south eastern Malawi, Mozambique and Kenya. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is 48–55 mm for males and 55–65 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from March to June. Larval food plants are the common coca tree ('' Erythroxylum emarginatum'') and '' Craibia brevicaudata''. References * McGinley, M. (Ed) (2008). Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Eastern_Zimbabwe_montane_forest-grassland_mosaic * SABCA, the Animal Demography U ...
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Euryphura Athymoides
''Euryphura athymoides'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t .... References Butterflies described in 1981 Limenitidinae Butterflies of Africa {{Limenitidinae-stub ...
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Euryphura Porphyrion
''Euryphura porphyrion'', the Porphyry commander, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t .... The habitat consists of forests. Subspecies *''E. p. porphyrion'' (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon) *''E. p. congoensis'' Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Sankuru) *''E. p. fontainei'' Hecq, 1990 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: central basin) *''E. p. grassei'' Bernardi, 1965 (Gabon, Congo) References Butterflies described in 1871 Limenitidinae Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Christopher Ward (entomologist) {{Limenitidinae-stub ...
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Euryphura Togoensis
''Euryphura togoensis'', or Suffert's commander, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and possibly Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le .... The habitat consists of forests. Adults are attracted to fallen fruit. References Butterflies described in 1904 Limenitidinae Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Ernst Suffert {{Limenitidinae-stub ...
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Euryphura Ducarmei
''Euryphura ducarmei'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t .... The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1990 Limenitidinae Butterflies of Africa {{Limenitidinae-stub ...
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Euryphura Concordia
''Euryphura concordia'', the speckled lilac nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri, Kinshasa, Kasai, Sankuru, Shaba, Lomami, Lualaba), eastern Angola, northern Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of ''Brachystegia ''Brachystegia'' is a genus of tree of the subfamily Detarioideae that is native to tropical Africa. Trees of the genus are commonly known as miombo, and are dominant in the miombo woodlands of central and southern tropical Africa. The Zambezia ...'' woodland. Adults are attracted to fermenting fruit. They are on wing from August to October and in February, April and May. The larvae feed on '' Brachystegia spiciformis''. References Butterflies described in 1855 Limenitidinae Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Carl Heinrich Hopffer {{Limenitidinae-stub ...
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Limenitidinae
The Limenitidinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes the admirals and relatives. The common names of many species and genera reference military ranks or – namely the Adoliadini – titles of nobility (e.g., count, duke, earl, and marquis), in reference to these butterflies' large size, bold patterns, and dashing flight. In particular, the light stripe running lengthwise across the wings of many Limenitidini has reminded earlier authors of Officer (armed forces), officers' (e.g. admiral, commander, Commodore (rank), commodore) shoulder marks and epaulets. In flight, many of these butterflies have the habit of flapping their wings, so the (usually) bright upperside and the crypsis, cryptic underside alternate for the observer, then gliding for prolonged distances, with the motionless wings held outstretched. The common names of some Limenitidinae – "aeroplanes", "clippers", or "Flying and gliding animals, gliders" – refer to this flight pattern. Systematics Th ...
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