Biology:Euptera neptunus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Euptera neptunus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euptera
Species:
E. neptunus
Binomial name
Euptera neptunus
Joicey & Talbot, 1924[1]
Synonyms
  • Euptera pluto neptunus Joicey & Talbot, 1924

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 Valley, Tshuapa, Cataractes and Sankuru).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. "Euptera Staudinger, 1891" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Adoliadini

Wikidata ☰ Q5410993 entry