''Euptera'' is an

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genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of brush-footed butterflies.

Species

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Euptera amieti ''Euptera amieti'', or Amiet's euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests. The larvae fee ...

'' Collins & Libert, 1998 *''

Euptera aurantiaca ''Euptera aurantiaca'', the Korup euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests. The larvae feed on '' Englerophytum'' species. References Endemic fauna of Cameroon Euptera ...

'' Amiet, 1998 *''

Euptera choveti ''Euptera choveti'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzavill ...

'' Amiet & Collins, 1998 *''

Euptera collinsi ''Euptera collinsi'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the nor ...

'' Chovet & Libert, 1998 *''

Euptera crowleyi ''Euptera crowleyi'', or Crowley's euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, ...

'' (Kirby, 1889) *''

Euptera debruynei ''Euptera debruynei'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Finder Werner De Bruyne References Butterflies described in 1990 Euptera Endemic fauna of ...

'' (Hecq, 1990) *''

Euptera dorothea ''Euptera dorothea'', the western euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1904 *''

Euptera ducarmei ''Euptera ducarmei'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlo ...

'' Collins, 1998 *''

Euptera elabontas ''Euptera elabontas'', the common euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: ...

'' (Hewitson, 1871) *'' Euptera falcata'' Libert, 1998 *''

Euptera falsathyma ''Euptera falsathyma'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Re ...

'' Schultze, 1916 *''

Euptera freyja ''Euptera freyja'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and possibly Angola. The habitat consists of forests. Subspecies *''Euptera freyja freyja'' (north-western Z ...

'' Hancock, 1984 *''

Euptera ginettae ''Euptera ginettae'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. References Butterflies described in 2005 Euptera Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic o ...

'' Libert, 2005 *''

Euptera hirundo ''Euptera hirundo'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. Subspecies *''Euptera hirundo hirun ...

'' Staudinger, 1891 *''

Euptera intricata ''Euptera intricata'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon. See also * List of butterflies of Cameroon References Endemic fauna of Cameroon Butterflies described in 1894 Euptera Butterflies of Africa ...

'' Aurivillius, 1894 *''

Euptera ituriensis ''Euptera ituriensis'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. References

Butterflies described in 1998 Euptera Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic o ...

'' Libert, 1998 *''

Euptera kinugnana ''Euptera kinugnana'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests. Adults feed on flowers as well as fermented fruit. They are on wing fro ...

'' (Grose-Smith, 1889) *''

Euptera knoopi ''Euptera knoopi'', or Knoop's euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria (Ubiaja and Ikom Ikom is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikom in the east of t ...

'' Libert & Chovet, 1998 *''

Euptera liberti ''Euptera liberti'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon (south of Yaoundé) and the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The larvae feed on ''Tetrapleura thoningii Tetrapleura may refer to: ...

'' Collins, 1987 *''

Euptera mimetica ''Euptera mimetica'', the mimetic euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republík ...

'' Collins & Amiet, 1998 *''

Euptera mirabilis ''Euptera mirabilis'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloqui ...

'' Libert, 2005 *'' Euptera mirifica'' Carpenter & Jackson, 1950 *''

Euptera mocquerysi ''Euptera mocquerysi'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, th ...

'' Staudinger, 1893 *''

Euptera neptunus ''Euptera neptunus'', the Neptune euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the central and eastern part of the country to Uele, the Lindi Valle ...

'' Joicey & Talbot, 1924 *''

Euptera nigeriensis ''Euptera nigeriensis'', the Nigerian euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal ...

'' Chovet, 1998 *''

Euptera plantroui ''Euptera plantroui'', or Plantrou's euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Liberia and Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests. References

Butterflies described in 1998 Euptera {{Limenitidinae-stub ...

'' Chovet & Collins, 1998 *'' Euptera pluto'' (Ward, 1873) *''

Euptera richelmanni ''Euptera richelmanni'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west ...

'' Weymer, 1907 *''

Euptera schultzei ''Euptera schultzei'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-eastern Cameroon, the Central African Republic, southern Sudan and the northern and eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. References

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'' Libert & Chovet, 1998 *''

Euptera semirufa ''Euptera semirufa'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern and central Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: Républ ...

'' Joicey & Talbot, 1921 *''

Euptera zowa ''Euptera zowa'', or Fox's euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the s ...

'' Fox, 1965

References

Limenitidinae Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Otto Staudinger {{Limenitidinae-stub