Biology:Eurytela alinda

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Eurytela alinda
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In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Eurytela
Species:
E. alinda
Binomial name
Eurytela alinda
Mabille, 1893[1]

Eurytela alinda, the forest golden piper, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria (the southern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Bioko, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of clearings and secondary growth near forests.

The larvae feed on Tetracarpidium conophorum.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5414141 entry