''Euphaedra nigrobasalis'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

and

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

.Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini
/ref> The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

*''Euphaedra nigrobasalis nigrobasalis'' (Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Zambia) *''Euphaedra nigrobasalis ceramica'' Hecq, 1991 (Malawi) *''Euphaedra nigrobasalis upemba'' Overlaet, 1955 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

Butterflies described in 1921 nigrobasalis Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by James John Joicey Taxa named by George Talbot (entomologist) {{Limenitidinae-stub