Euryphura porphyrion
Species of butterfly
Euryphura porphyrion | |
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E. p. congoensis figures 21-24 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Euryphura |
Species: | E. porphyrion |
Binomial name | |
Euryphura porphyrion (Ward, 1871)[1] | |
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Euryphura porphyrion, the Porphyry commander, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
- E. p. porphyrion (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon)
- E. p. congoensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Sankuru)
- E. p. fontainei Hecq, 1990 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: central basin)
- E. p. grassei Bernardi, 1965 (Gabon, Congo)
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