''Euptera elabontas'', the common euptera, is a
butterfly in the family
Nymphalidae. It is found in
Ivory Coast
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,
Ghana,
Benin,
Nigeria,
Cameroon,
Equatorial Guinea
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,
Gabon, the
Republic of the Congo
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, the
Central African Republic, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Uganda,
Kenya,
Tanzania and
Zambia.
[Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini]
/ref> Its habitat consists of forests.
Adults are attracted to fermenting bananas.
The larvae feed on '' Synsepalum dulcificum'', '' Synsepalum letouzeyi'', '' Synsepalum longecuneatum'', '' Vincentella revoluta'' and '' Englerophytum'' species.
Subspecies
*''Euptera elabontas elabontas'' (central and eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana: Kumasi, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Tanzania)
*''Euptera elabontas canui'' Collins, 1995 (Bioko)
*''Euptera elabontas mweruensis'' Neave, 1910 (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Zambia)
References
Butterflies described in 1871
Euptera
Butterflies of Africa
Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson
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