''Euptera dorothea'', the western euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

, Sierra Leone,

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

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

Subspecies

*''Euptera dorothea dorothea'' (Guinea, Sierra Leone) *''Euptera dorothea warrengashi'' Libert, 2002 (Guinea, Ivory Coast, western Ghana)
(named in honour of Haydon Warren-Gash)

References

Butterflies described in 1904 Euptera {{Limenitidinae-stub